Historical Events In September - 12
Saturday, 18 May 2024
1683 Afonso VI, mentally ill king of Portugal (1656-67), dies at 40 on this day in history.
1691 Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony (1680-91), dies at 44 on this day in history.
1695 On September - 12 nY Jews petition governor Dongan for religious liberties
1703 On September - 12 emperor Leopold I ends contacts on Spanish heritage
1720 Isaak of Hoornbeek elected Dutch pension advisor on September - 12.
1720 Frederick Philipse III, NYC, land owner (Bronx, Westchester & Putnam) on September - 12.
1722 On this day in history russian troops occupy Baku & Derbent on Persia
1732 Eugene JP earl the Merode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo, dies at 58 on September - 12.
1733 Polish Landowners select Stanislaw Lesczynski king on this day in history.
1733 Francois Couperin "Le Grand", French composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.
1739 Reinhard Keiser, Germ conductor/composer (Markus-Passion), dies at 65 on this day in history.
1745 On this day in history duke of Toscane chosen German emperor Frans I Stefanus
1751 On September - 12 amsterdam refuses establishment of Jewish ghetto
1758 Charles Messier observes the Crab Nebula and begins catalog on this day in history.
1758 On September - 12 charles Messier observes Crab Nebula & begins catalog
1759 British soldiers capture the town of Quebec on this day in history.
1761 On September - 12 georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer
1764 Jean Philippe Rameau, French composer (Castor en Pollux), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1768 On this day in history bemnjamin Carr, composer
1776 On September - 12 nathan Hale leaves Harlem Heights Camp (127th St) for spy mission
1787 On this day in history black Masons form 1st lodge
1788 On this day in history alexander Campbell, Irish/US founder (Disciples of Christ)
1789 Franz Xaver Richter, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1801 On this day in history giuseppe Concone, Italian singing-teacher
1803 Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer on this day in history.
1806 On this day in history andrew Hull Foote, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1863
1806 Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.
1807 On September - 12 edward Miller, composer, dies at 71
1811 On September - 12 james Hall, US geologist (Natural history of NY)
1812 On September - 12 pyotr I Bagration, Georgian/Russian ruler/general, dies in battle
1814 Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812 on this day in history.
1815 On this day in history jose Mauricio, composer, dies at 63
1818 The birth of Richard Gatling, US inventor of the Gatling gun on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history richard Jordan Gatling, US, inventor (hand-cranked machine gun)
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