Historical Events In October - 12

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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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.  

1350  On this day in history birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal  

1350  On October - 12 birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)  

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  On this day in history birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)  

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

0632  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on this day in history.  

0638  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on October - 12.  

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  On October - 12 death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)  

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

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

1343  On October - 12 reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies