Page 2: Historical Events In October - 12
Sunday, 19 October 2025
1654 On this day in history dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66
1659 English Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals on October - 12.
1672 On this day in history frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle
1685 On October - 12 geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59
1686 Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer on October - 12.
1692 Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials on October - 12.
1692 On this day in history giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60
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 October - 12.
1729 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland on October - 12.
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 On October - 12 johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor
1759 Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer on October - 12.
1762 On October - 12 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811
1763 John Ross, composer on October - 12.
1773 America's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia on October - 12.
1775 On October - 12 uS Navy forms
1776 On this day in history british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx
1776 British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx on this day in history.
1791 A L Karschin, writer, dies at 68 on October - 12.
1792 On this day in history columbus Day is 1st celebrated
1794 James Lyon, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.
1797 On October - 12 pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84
1798 Flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg on this day in history.
1798 A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil (1822-31)/king of Portugal on this day in history.
1807 On October - 12 john Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist
1808 On October - 12 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 this day in history william Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873
1817 On this day in history johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66
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