Historical Events In 1712

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

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

Feb 02   Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician in the year 1712.  

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

Feb 29   In the year 1712 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   Isfrid Kayser, composer on this day in history.  

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 06   In the year 1712 slave revolt in New York  

Apr 06   On this day in history slave revolt in NY  

Apr 07   On this day in history slave revolt (NYC)  

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

Apr 29   On this day in history 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   In the year 1712 emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary  

Jun 24   On this day in history 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   The Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain on this day in history.  

Jul 24   On this day in history battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army  

Jul 24   Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies in the year 1712.  

Jul 26   Thomas Osborne, English PM (1690-94), dies at 80 in the year 1712.  

Jul 30   Abraham Elsevier, publisher, dies in the year 1712.  

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

Aug 07   Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 24   On this day in history cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer  

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   On this day in history gregory King, English statistician (law of King), dies at 63  

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 in the year 1712.  

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761)  

Feb 28   In the year 1712 birth of louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759)  

Mar 08   John Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.  

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

Mar 22   On this day in history birth of edward Moore, English writer (d. 1757)  

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

Feb 18   In the year 1712 duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies  

Mar 25   Nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641) died on this day in history.  

Mar 28   In the year 1712 jan van der Heyden, Dutch inventor (street lantern), dies at 75  

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

Apr 10   Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77 on this day in history.  

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

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