Page 2: 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 this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle   

1685  Geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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  On October - 12 matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies   

1702  On this day in history battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch & English fleet destroy & occupy Spanish silver fleet & French squadron   

1711  Karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor on October - 12.   

1729  Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland on this day in history.   

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  Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer on this day in history.   

1762  On October - 12 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811   

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  On October - 12 uS Navy forms   

1776  British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx on October - 12.   

1776  On October - 12 british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx   

1791  On this day in history a L Karschin, writer, dies at 68   

1792  Columbus Day is 1st celebrated on October - 12.   

1794  On this day in history james Lyon, composer, dies at 59   

1797  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84 on October - 12.   

1798  On October - 12 flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg   

1798  On October - 12 a J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil (1822-31)/king of Portugal   

1807  John Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist on this day in history.   

1808  On October - 12 john Liptrot Hatton, composer   

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  On this day in history lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896   

1815  On October - 12 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  Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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1008  On October - 12 birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

1350  On October - 12 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0638  On this day in history honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

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  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on this day in history.   

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 October - 12.   

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on October - 12.