Page 3: Historical Events In January - 12

1820  On this day in history royal Astronomical Society founded in England   

1821  Nikolai Afanisev, composer on January - 12.   

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

1826  Charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1836  Battle of Wetumka FL on this day in history.   

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Sydney Australia   

1836  Battle of Wetumka, Fla on January - 12.   

1837  Adolf Jensen, composer on this day in history.   

1839  Anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA on January - 12.   

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

1839  On January - 12 joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

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  Francois Coppee, French poet on this day in history.   

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

1852  On this day in history joseph J C Joffre, French fieldmarshal (Indo China, Marne)   

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

1856  On this day in history the birth of John Singer Sargent, American painter   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1863  On this day in history vivekananda, Calcutta, Hindu religious leader/reformer   

1865  On January - 12 union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC   

1865  -13] Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history the Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.   

1867  On January - 12 leo Tolstoy's "Smert Ioonna Groznogo," premieres in St Petersburg   

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

1871  On January - 12 paul Guthnick, German astronomer   

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

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1483  On this day in history birth of hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg en Dietz, gov/viceroy of Holland   

1483  Henry III of Nassau-Breda, German noblem (d. 1538) was born on this day in history.   

1492  Andreas Alicatus, Italian author was born on January - 12.   

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

1576  On January - 12 birth of peter Scriverius, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1577  On this day in history birth of jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist (d. 1644)   

1580  On January - 12 birth of jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)   

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

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

1049  On January - 12 abu Sa'id ibn Aboa al-Chair, Persian mystic, dies at 81   

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

1321  On January - 12 death of maria of Brabant, wife of Philip III of France (b. 1256)   

1390  Peter van Herenthals, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1519  On this day in history maximilian I of Hapsburg, German kaiser, dies   

1537  On January - 12 lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter, dies   

1665  Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician (Fermat therorem), dies at 63 on this day in history.