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  On this day in history english Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals   

1672  On October - 12 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 this day in history.   

1692  On this day in history massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials   

1692  On October - 12 giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60   

1694  On October - 12 matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies   

1702  Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch & English fleet destroy & occupy Spanish silver fleet & French squadron on this day in history.   

1711  On this day in history karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor   

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

1730  On this day in history christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark   

1730  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies on October - 12.   

1742  Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor on October - 12.   

1759  On this day in history frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer   

1762  On this day in history john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811   

1763  On this day in history john Ross, composer   

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  British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx on this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history john Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist   

1808  John Liptrot Hatton, composer on October - 12.   

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  On October - 12 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  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on October - 12.   

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  On this day in history birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on this day in history.   

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

1558  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

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

0632  On October - 12 death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda   

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

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

1093  Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62 on October - 12.   

1095  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  On October - 12 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