Historical Events In October - 12

1654  Dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66 on October - 12.   

1659  On October - 12 english Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals   

1672  On this day in history frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle   

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

1686  Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer on October - 12.   

1692  Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials on this day in history.   

1692  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1694  On October - 12 matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies   

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

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  On October - 12 christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark   

1730  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies on October - 12.   

1742  Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor on October - 12.   

1759  Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer on this day in history.   

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

1763  On this day in history john Ross, composer   

1773  On October - 12 america's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia   

1775  On October - 12 uS Navy forms   

1776  British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx on October - 12.   

1776  British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx on October - 12.   

1791  On October - 12 a L Karschin, writer, dies at 68   

1792  Columbus Day is 1st celebrated on October - 12.   

1794  On this day in history james Lyon, composer, dies at 59   

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

1798  Flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg on October - 12.   

1798  A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil (1822-31)/king of Portugal on October - 12.   

1807  On this day in history john Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist   

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

1815  On this day in history ex-king Joachim Murat van Naples sentenced to death   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on October - 12.   

1558  On this day in history birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)   

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 this day in history.   

0632  On this day in history death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda   

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 October - 12 death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

1320  On October - 12 michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on October - 12.