Page 2: Historical Events In October - 12

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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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 October - 12.   

1537  On October - 12 birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

1558  On October - 12 birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

1576  On this day in history birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)   

0632  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on October - 12.   

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

0642  On this day in history johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies   

1093  On October - 12 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  On this day in history death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

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

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