Historical Events In 1712

Jan 17   John Stanley, composer in the year 1712.   

Jan 24   Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86) in the year 1712.   

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

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

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   On this day in history isfrid Kayser, composer   

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 in the year 1712.   

Apr 06   Slave revolt in New York in the year 1712.   

Apr 06   Slave revolt in NY in the year 1712.   

Apr 07   Slave revolt (NYC) in the year 1712.   

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

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

Apr 30   In the year 1712 philippus van Limborch, remonstrants theologist/vicar, dies at 78   

May 17   Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands" on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   England, Portugal & France sign ceasefire [or 19th] on this day in history.   

Jul 20   The Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain on this day in history.   

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

Jul 30   In the year 1712 abraham Elsevier, publisher, dies   

Aug 04   On this day in history johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27   

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   In the year 1712 cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer   

Aug 24   In the year 1712 thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54   

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

Aug 29   On this day in history gregory King, English statistician (law of King), dies at 63   

Sep 01   Simon Fokke, Dutch book illustrator in the year 1712.   

Sep 11   Giovanni D Cassini, French astronomer, dies in the year 1712.   

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Jan 17   On this day in history birth of john Stanley, composer   

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

Feb 28   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of isfrid Kayser, composer   

Mar 22   Edward Moore, English writer (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1712.   

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   On this day in history death of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. 1638)   

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