Page 3: Historical Events In August - 12
Sunday, 22 December 2024
1822 Robert Stewart, 2nd marguess of Londonderry, commits suicide, dies on this day in history.
1825 Frederick Arthur Gore Ouseley, composer on this day in history.
1827 William Blake, English poet/painter, dies at 69 on this day in history.
1829 John Horace Forney, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1902 on this day in history.
1830 On August - 12 franz de Paula Roser, composer, dies at 50
1831 On August - 12 dutch troops conquer Leuven
1832 Hely Hutchinson Almond, politician/doctor on this day in history.
1833 Chicago is founded on August - 12.
1833 On August - 12 william Price Sanders, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1838 On this day in history joseph Barnby, conductor/academic principal
1845 Off Point Pelee, Ontario the steamships Kent and London collide in clear weather, with the loss of ten lives on August - 12.
1848 Macellus Emants, Dutch writer/poet (Along the Nile) on August - 12.
1848 On August - 12 george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies
1849 Abbott Handerson Thayer, painter/naturalist on this day in history.
1849 On August - 12 abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Min of Finance (1801-14), dies at 88
1851 Isaac Singer granted patent for his sewing machine on August - 12.
1851 On this day in history 1st America's Cup-US schooner America beats British yacht Aurora
1853 On this day in history jean Louis Nicode, composer
1854 Alfred Gilbert, sculptor/goldsmith on this day in history.
1856 Anthony Fass patents accordion on August - 12.
1857 On this day in history william Daniel Conybeare, geologist, dies
1859 On this day in history katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful)
1861 Skirmish at Texas-rebels are attacked by Apache Indians on this day in history.
1862 On August - 12 gen John Hunt Morgan and his raiders capture Gallatin, TX
1862 On this day in history gen John Hunt Morgan & his raiders capture Gallatin, TX
1863 First cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet (Vancouver, BC area) on August - 12.
1863 On this day in history the first cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet for export.
1863 On this day in history 1st cargo of lumber leaves Burrard Inlet (Vancouver, BC area)
1865 On August - 12 william Jackson Hooker, botanist, dies
1866 Jacinto Benavente y MartÃnez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922) on this day in history.
1867 On this day in history pres A Johnson defies Congress suspending Sec of War Edwin Stanton
1867 On this day in history edith Hamilton, US, writer (Mythology)
1868 Frederick JNT lord Chelmsford, viceroy of British-India (1916-21) on August - 12.
1875 Ettore Panizza, composer on this day in history.
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