Page 2: Historical Events In 1712

Sep 14   Jean [Giovanni] D Cassini, Italian/French astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 22   Jose Solana, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1712 ferdinand VI, the wise, King of Spain (1746-59)   

Sep 30   Johann Michael Zacher, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1712.   

Oct 03   The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor in the year 1712.   

Oct 03   In the year 1712 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 in the year 1712.   

Oct 05   In the year 1712 francesco Guardi, Italian painter   

Oct 08   On this day in history french hijacker Jacques Cassard seen on Suriname coast   

Oct 14   In the year 1712 george Grenville, British PM (1763-65)   

Oct 18   Jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77) on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German painter on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Suriname govt gives French hijacker Jacques Cassard, Æ’682,800 on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history johann Bernhard Staudt, composer, dies at 58   

Nov 24   Willem Bachiene, theologist/geographer/astronomer (Ecclesiastical) on this day in history.   

Dec 01   Bernhard Christian Weber, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 11   On this day in history francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia)   

Dec 12   In the year 1712 charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen   

Dec 15   Sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 28   Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history birth of john Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780)   

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   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   Nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641) died in the year 1712.   

Mar 28   Jan van der Heyden, Dutch inventor (street lantern), dies at 75 in the year 1712.   

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 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 on this day in history.