Historical Events In October - 12
Thursday, 28 September 2023
1654 Dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1659 English Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals on October - 12.
1672 Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle on October - 12.
1685 On October - 12 geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59
1686 On October - 12 silvius Leopold Weiss, composer
1692 Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials on October - 12.
1692 Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
1694 Matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies on this day in history.
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 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland on October - 12.
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 Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor on this day in history.
1759 On this day in history frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer
1762 On October - 12 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811
1763 On October - 12 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 On this day in history british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx
1791 A L Karschin, writer, dies at 68 on October - 12.
1792 On October - 12 columbus Day is 1st celebrated
1794 On this day in history james Lyon, composer, dies at 59
1797 On this day in history pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84
1798 Flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg on October - 12.
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 John Liptrot Hatton, composer on this day in history.
1810 On October - 12 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.
1813 Lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896 on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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