Page 2: Historical Events In October - 12

1654  On this day in history dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66   

1659  English Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals on October - 12.   

1672  Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle on this day in history.   

1685  Geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1686  Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer on October - 12.   

1692  On this day in history massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials   

1692  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60 on October - 12.   

1694  Matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies on this day in history.   

1702  Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch & English fleet destroy & occupy Spanish silver fleet & French squadron on this day in history.   

1711  Karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor on this day in history.   

1729  Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland on this day in history.   

1730  Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark on October - 12.   

1730  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies on this day in history.   

1742  On October - 12 johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor   

1759  Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer on October - 12.   

1762  On this day in history john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811   

1763  On this day in history john Ross, composer   

1773  On this day in history america's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia   

1775  On this day in history uS Navy forms   

1776  British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx on this day in history.   

1776  British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history a L Karschin, writer, dies at 68   

1792  Columbus Day is 1st celebrated on this day in history.   

1794  On October - 12 james Lyon, composer, dies at 59   

1797  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1798  On October - 12 flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg   

1798  A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil (1822-31)/king of Portugal on this day in history.   

1807  John Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist on this day in history.   

1808  John Liptrot Hatton, composer on this day in history.   

1810  First Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen on this day in history.   

1813  Lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896 on October - 12.   

1815  On October - 12 ex-king Joachim Murat van Naples sentenced to death   

1815  William Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873 on this day in history.   

1817  Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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1008  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

1350  On October - 12 birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on this day in history.   

1490  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on October - 12.   

1537  On this day in history birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

1558  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1576  On October - 12 birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)   

0632  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on October - 12.   

0638  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

0642  On October - 12 johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies   

1093  On this day in history robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62   

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on October - 12.   

1176  On this day in history death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

1320  On this day in history michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on this day in history.