Page 2: Historical Events In 1712

Sep 14   Jean [Giovanni] D Cassini, Italian/French astronomer, dies in the year 1712.   

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

Sep 23   Ferdinand VI, the wise, King of Spain (1746-59) in the year 1712.   

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

Oct 03   In the year 1712 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 in the year 1712.   

Oct 04   Utrecht banishes poor Jews on this day in history.   

Oct 05   Francesco Guardi, Italian painter in the year 1712.   

Oct 08   French hijacker Jacques Cassard seen on Suriname coast on this day in history.   

Oct 14   George Grenville, British PM (1763-65) on this day in history.   

Oct 18   On this day in history jeremias van Riemsdijk, gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77)   

Oct 30   On this day in history christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German painter   

Nov 02   In the year 1712 suriname govt gives French hijacker Jacques Cassard, Æ’682,800   

Nov 06   In the year 1712 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 in the year 1712.   

Dec 11   Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia) on this day in history.   

Dec 12   Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen in the year 1712.   

Dec 15   On this day in history sidney 1st earl of Godolphine, English minister of Finance, dies at 67   

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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 in the year 1712.   

Jan 24   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Isfrid Kayser, composer was born in the year 1712.   

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

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

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

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

Apr 29   On this day in history juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67