Historical Events In 1712

Jan 17   John Stanley, composer   

Jan 24   Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86)   

Feb 02   Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician   

Feb 18   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.   

Mar 13   Isfrid Kayser, composer.   

Mar 28   Jan van der Heyden, Dutch inventor (street lantern), dies at 75   

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

Apr 06   Slave revolt in New York   

Apr 06   Slave revolt in NY   

Apr 07   Slave revolt (NYC).   

Apr 10   Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77.   

Apr 29   Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67   

Apr 30   Philippus van Limborch, remonstrants theologist/vicar, dies at 78   

May 17   Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands".   

May 22   Emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary.   

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

Jun 28   Jean Jacques Rousseau, France, composer/social contractor (Confession)   

Jul 12   Richard Cromwell, English Lord Protector (1658-59), dies at 85   

Jul 17   England, Portugal and France sign ceasefire [or 19th]   

Jul 20   The Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain.   

Jul 24   Battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army   

Jul 24   Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies.   

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

Jul 30   Abraham Elsevier, publisher, dies   

Aug 04   Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27   

Aug 07   Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48.   

Aug 18   Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier   

Aug 24   Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer   

Aug 24   Thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54.   

Aug 26   Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80.   

Aug 29   Gregory King, English statistician (law of King), dies at 63.   

Sep 01   Simon Fokke, Dutch book illustrator.   

Sep 11   Giovanni D Cassini, French astronomer, dies.   

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Jan 17   John stanley: Composer   

Jan 24   Frederick ii: (the great), king of prussia (1740-86)   

Jan 24   Georg f schmidt: German engraver/etcher   

Jan 28   Tokugawa ieshige: Japanese shogun   

Feb 28   Louis-joseph de montcalm: French military commander    

Mar 08   John fothergill: English physician    

Mar 13   Isfrid kayser: Composer   

Mar 22   Edward moore: English writer    

Feb 02   Martin lister: English naturalist and physician   

Feb 18   Duke of bourgondie: French king louis xiv's grandson,   

Mar 25   Nehemiah grew: English naturalist (b. 1641)   

Mar 28   Jan van der heyden: Dutch inventor (street lantern),   

Apr 05   John luyken: Poet/etcher (species company),   

Apr 10   Yusuf nabi: Turkish poet (hayriye),   

Apr 11   Richard simon: French biblical critic (b. 1638)   

Apr 29   Juan bautista jose cabanilles: Composer,