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  On this day in history english Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals   

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

1685  On this day in history geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59   

1686  On this day in history silvius Leopold Weiss, composer   

1692  On October - 12 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 October - 12.   

1702  On this day in history battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch & English fleet destroy & occupy Spanish silver fleet & French squadron   

1711  On this day in history karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor   

1729  On this day in history willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland   

1730  Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark on this day in history.   

1730  On October - 12 frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies   

1742  On this day in history johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor   

1759  On October - 12 frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer   

1762  John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811 on this day in history.   

1763  On October - 12 john Ross, composer   

1773  America's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history uS Navy forms   

1776  On this day in history british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx   

1776  On this day in history british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx   

1791  A L Karschin, writer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1792  On October - 12 columbus Day is 1st celebrated   

1794  James Lyon, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1797  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84 on October - 12.   

1798  On October - 12 flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg   

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

1807  John Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist on October - 12.   

1808  On this day in history john Liptrot Hatton, composer   

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  On October - 12 lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896   

1815  Ex-king Joachim Murat van Naples sentenced to death on this day in history.   

1815  On October - 12 william Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873   

1817  Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66 on October - 12.   

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1008  On October - 12 birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on this day in history.   

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on October - 12.   

1490  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 12.   

1576  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on October - 12.   

0632  On October - 12 death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda   

0638  On October - 12 honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

0642  Johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies on this day in history.   

1093  On October - 12 robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62   

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on this day in history.   

1176  Death of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician on October - 12.   

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on this day in history.   

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