Historical Events In 1712

Jan 17   John Stanley, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 24   On this day in history frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)  

Feb 02   On this day in history martin Lister, English naturalist and physician  

Feb 18   Duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies in the year 1712.  

Feb 29   On this day in history february 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style.  

Mar 13   On this day in history isfrid Kayser, composer  

Mar 28   Jan van der Heyden, Dutch inventor (street lantern), dies at 75 in the year 1712.  

Apr 05   In the year 1712 john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63  

Apr 06   Slave revolt in New York on this day in history.  

Apr 06   In the year 1712 slave revolt in NY  

Apr 07   In the year 1712 slave revolt (NYC)  

Apr 10   In the year 1712 yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77  

Apr 29   Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Apr 30   Philippus van Limborch, remonstrants theologist/vicar, dies at 78 in the year 1712.  

May 17   In the year 1712 maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands"  

May 22   Emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary in the year 1712.  

Jun 24   In the year 1712 simon van der Stel, Dutch gov of Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72  

Jun 28   Jean Jacques Rousseau, France, composer/social contractor (Confession) on this day in history.  

Jul 12   Richard Cromwell, English Lord Protector (1658-59), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jul 17   On this day in history england, Portugal & France sign ceasefire [or 19th]  

Jul 20   In the year 1712 the Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain.  

Jul 24   Battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army in the year 1712.  

Jul 24   Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 26   In the year 1712 thomas Osborne, English PM (1690-94), dies at 80  

Jul 30   Abraham Elsevier, publisher, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 04   Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.  

Aug 07   In the year 1712 friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48  

Aug 18   Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier on this day in history.  

Aug 24   Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer on this day in history.  

Aug 24   Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Aug 26   Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1712.  

Aug 29   Gregory King, English statistician (law of King), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Sep 01   In the year 1712 simon Fokke, Dutch book illustrator  

Sep 11   On this day in history giovanni D Cassini, French astronomer, dies  

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Jan 17   John Stanley, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 24   In the year 1712 birth of frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)  

Jan 24   Georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher was born in the year 1712.  

Jan 28   Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 28   Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759) was born in the year 1712.  

Mar 08   John Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780) was born in the year 1712.  

Mar 13   On this day in history birth of isfrid Kayser, composer  

Mar 22   In the year 1712 birth of edward Moore, English writer (d. 1757)  

Feb 02   On this day in history death of martin Lister, English naturalist and physician  

Feb 18   Duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 25   Nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641) died in the year 1712.  

Mar 28   On this day in history jan van der Heyden, Dutch inventor (street lantern), dies at 75  

Apr 05   In the year 1712 john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63  

Apr 10   In the year 1712 yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77  

Apr 11   In the year 1712 death of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. 1638)  

Apr 29   Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1712.