Page 2: Historical Events In 1712

Sep 14   Jean [Giovanni] D Cassini, Italian/French astronomer, dies.   

Sep 22   Jose Solana, composer, dies at 69.   

Sep 23   Ferdinand VI, the wise, King of Spain (1746-59).   

Sep 30   Johann Michael Zacher, composer, dies at 61.   

Oct 03   The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.   

Oct 03   Warrant issued for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor, Highland Freebooter, by the Lord Advocate at the instigation of the Duke of Montrose   

Oct 04   Utrecht banishes poor Jews   

Oct 05   Francesco Guardi, Italian painter.   

Oct 08   French hijacker Jacques Cassard seen on Suriname coast.   

Oct 14   George Grenville, British PM (1763-65).   

Oct 18   Jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77).   

Oct 30   Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German painter.   

Nov 02   Suriname govt gives French hijacker Jacques Cassard, Æ’682800.   

Nov 06   Johann Bernhard Staudt, composer, dies at 58   

Nov 24   Willem Bachiene, theologist/geographer/astronomer (Ecclesiastical).   

Dec 01   Bernhard Christian Weber, composer.   

Dec 11   Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)   

Dec 12   Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen.   

Dec 15   Sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67   

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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,