Historical Events In 1712

Jan 17   John Stanley, composer in the year 1712.  

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

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

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

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   Isfrid Kayser, composer in the year 1712.  

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

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   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   Simon van der Stel, Dutch gov of Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72 in the year 1712.  

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

Jul 12   On this day in history 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   Battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army on this day in history.  

Jul 24   On this day in history cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies  

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

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

Aug 04   In the year 1712 johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27  

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

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

Aug 24   In the year 1712 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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 01   On this day in history 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   Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 24   In the year 1712 birth of georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher  

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   In the year 1712 birth of isfrid Kayser, composer  

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

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

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

Mar 25   In the year 1712 death of nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641)  

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

Apr 05   John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63 in the year 1712.  

Apr 10   Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77 in the year 1712.  

Apr 11   Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. 1638) died on this day in history.  

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