Page 2: Historical Events In October - 12
Friday, 17 October 2025
1654 Dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66 on October - 12.
1659 English Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals on this day in history.
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 October - 12.
1686 Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer on October - 12.
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 October - 12.
1702 Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch & English fleet destroy & occupy Spanish silver fleet & French squadron on October - 12.
1711 Karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor on this day in history.
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 October - 12.
1730 On October - 12 frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies
1742 Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor on October - 12.
1759 On this day in history frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer
1762 John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811 on this day in history.
1763 John Ross, composer on October - 12.
1773 On this day in history america's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia
1775 US Navy forms on October - 12.
1776 On October - 12 british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx
1776 On October - 12 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 James Lyon, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1797 On this day in history pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84
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 October - 12 john Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist
1808 John Liptrot Hatton, composer on October - 12.
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 October - 12.
1815 William Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873 on October - 12.
1817 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66 on October - 12.
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