Page 3: Historical Events In January - 12

1820  On January - 12 royal Astronomical Society founded in England   

1821  Nikolai Afanisev, composer on this day in history.   

1825  Joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 on January - 12.   

1826  On January - 12 charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

1829  On January - 12 friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56   

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

1836  On January - 12 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  Adolf Jensen, composer on this day in history.   

1839  Anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA on this day in history.   

1839  On January - 12 anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn   

1839  On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

1842  Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherlands Antilles on January - 12.   

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

1842  On this day in history francois Coppee, French poet   

1851  Johan Herman Koekkoek, painter, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1853  Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (tensor analysis) on this day in history.   

1856  The birth of John Singer Sargent, American painter on this day in history.   

1856  On January - 12 john Singer Sargent, US, portrait painter (Wyndham Sisters)   

1860  Martinus J Niewindt, bishop on Curacao (christened slaves), dies at 63 on January - 12.   

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

1861  FL state troops demand surrender of Ft Pickens on January - 12.   

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

1863  President Davis delivers his "State of Confederacy" address on this day in history.   

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

1865  On January - 12 union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC   

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

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  Victor Cousin, French philosopher/minister of Education, dies at 74 on January - 12.   

1871  On this day in history paul Guthnick, German astronomer   

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  On January - 12 birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland   

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  On this day in history birth of charles Emanuel I, the great, Duke of Savoy   

1576  Peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on January - 12.   

1577  Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644) was born on January - 12.   

1580  On this day in history birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)   

1580  Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) was born on January - 12.   

0689  On January - 12 benedict Biscop, English saint, dies   

1049  Abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1167  Aelred of Hexham/Rievaulx, English abbot/saint, dies at about 56 on this day in history.   

1321  Death of Maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256) on January - 12.   

1390  Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on January - 12.   

1519  On January - 12 maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies   

1537  On this day in history lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies   

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