Historical Events In 1712

Jan 17   On this day in history john Stanley, composer  

Jan 24   Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86) on this day in history.  

Feb 02   In the year 1712 martin Lister, English naturalist and physician  

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

Feb 29   February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style in the year 1712.  

Mar 13   In the year 1712 isfrid Kayser, composer  

Mar 28   Jan van der Heyden, Dutch inventor (street lantern), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Apr 05   John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Apr 06   On this day in history slave revolt in New York  

Apr 06   Slave revolt in NY in the year 1712.  

Apr 07   In the year 1712 slave revolt (NYC)  

Apr 10   On this day in history yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77  

Apr 29   In the year 1712 juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67  

Apr 30   Philippus van Limborch, remonstrants theologist/vicar, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

May 17   On this day in history maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands"  

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

Jun 24   Simon van der Stel, Dutch gov of Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jun 28   In the year 1712 jean Jacques Rousseau, France, composer/social contractor (Confession)  

Jul 12   In the year 1712 richard Cromwell, English Lord Protector (1658-59), dies at 85  

Jul 17   England, Portugal & France sign ceasefire [or 19th] in the year 1712.  

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

Jul 24   In the year 1712 battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army  

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

Jul 26   Thomas Osborne, English PM (1690-94), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jul 30   On this day in history abraham Elsevier, publisher, dies  

Aug 04   Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27 in the year 1712.  

Aug 07   On this day in history friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48  

Aug 18   Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier in the year 1712.  

Aug 24   Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer in the year 1712.  

Aug 24   On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54  

Aug 26   Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Aug 29   Gregory King, English statistician (law of King), dies at 63 in the year 1712.  

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

Sep 11   Giovanni D Cassini, French astronomer, dies on this day in history.  

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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   In the year 1712 birth of georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher  

Jan 28   Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761) was born in the year 1712.  

Feb 28   Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 08   In the year 1712 birth of john Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780)  

Mar 13   Isfrid Kayser, composer was born in the year 1712.  

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

Feb 02   Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician died on this day in history.  

Feb 18   On this day in history duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies  

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   On this day in history john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63  

Apr 10   On this day in history yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77  

Apr 11   Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. 1638) died in the year 1712.  

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