Page 3: Historical Events In January - 12

1820  On January - 12 royal Astronomical Society founded in England   

1821  On this day in history nikolai Afanisev, composer   

1825  Joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 on this day in history.   

1826  On this day in history charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

1829  Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56 on January - 12.   

1832  Richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on January - 12.   

1836  On this day in history battle of Wetumka FL   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Sydney Australia on January - 12.   

1836  Battle of Wetumka, Fla on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history adolf Jensen, composer   

1839  On January - 12 anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA   

1839  On this day in history anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn   

1839  Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1842  Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles on this day in history.   

1842  On this day in history franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles   

1842  On this day in history francois Coppee, French poet   

1851  On this day in history johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72   

1852  Joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne) on this day in history.   

1853  Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis) on January - 12.   

1856  The birth of John Singer Sargent, American painter on January - 12.   

1856  John Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters) on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63   

1861  On this day in history fL state troops demand surrender of Fort Pickens   

1861  On this day in history fL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens   

1863  On this day in history president Davis delivers his "State of the Confederacy" address   

1863  On this day in history president Davis delivers his "State of Confederacy" address   

1863  Vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer on this day in history.   

1865  On January - 12 union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC   

1865  -13] Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC on January - 12.   

1866  On January - 12 the Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.   

1867  Leo Tolstoy's "Smert Ioonna Groznogo," premieres in St Petersburg on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74   

1871  Paul Guthnick, German astronomer on this day in history.   

1872  Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years on January - 12.   

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1483  Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland was born on January - 12.   

1483  On January - 12 birth of henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538)   

1492  On this day in history birth of andreas Alicatus, Italian author   

1562  Charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy was born on January - 12.   

1576  On this day in history birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1577  Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1580  Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) was born on this day in history.   

1580  On January - 12 birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)   

0689  Benedict Biscop, English saint, dies on January - 12.   

1049  On this day in history abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81   

1167  On this day in history aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56   

1321  On this day in history death of maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256)   

1390  On this day in history peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67   

1519  Maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies on January - 12.   

1537  Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies on this day in history.   

1665  On January - 12 pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63