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  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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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

1350  On this day in history birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

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

1558  On October - 12 birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)   

1558  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on October - 12.   

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 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  Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

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  On October - 12 michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on this day in history.