Page 2: Historical Events In October - 12

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  Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle on this day in history.   

1685  On this day in history geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59   

1686  Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer on October - 12.   

1692  On this day in history massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials   

1692  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60 on October - 12.   

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  On October - 12 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  On this day in history 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  On October - 12 john Ross, composer   

1773  America's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history uS Navy forms   

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  Columbus Day is 1st celebrated on October - 12.   

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  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 October - 12.   

1808  John Liptrot Hatton, composer on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history 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  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  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on October - 12.   

1350  On this day in history birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)   

1490  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

1576  On October - 12 birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)   

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

0638  On October - 12 honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

0642  Johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies on this day in history.   

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 October - 12.   

1176  On October - 12 death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

1320  On this day in history michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

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