Page 2: Historical Events In May - 12

1689  England & Netherlands form League of Augsburg on this day in history.   

1695  On this day in history english king Willem III departs to Netherlands   

1700  Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect on this day in history.   

1701  On this day in history drenthe adopts Gregorian calendar (yesterday is 4/29/1701)   

1733  On this day in history maria Theresa crowned queen of Bohemia in Prague   

1737  Cornelis van Alkemade, historian, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1739  Jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer on this day in history.   

1751  Gaetano Manna, composer on this day in history.   

1754  On May - 12 franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer   

1776  Turgot, French minister of Finance, resigns on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history juan Bros y Bertomel, composer   

1777  The first ice cream advertisement (Philip Lenzi-New York Gazette) on May - 12.   

1777  1st ice cream advertisement (Philip Lenzi-NY Gazette) on this day in history.   

1780  Charleston SC falls to the British (Revolutionary War) on this day in history.   

1780  On May - 12 british troops occupy Charleston, South Carolina   

1789  Society of St Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers on May - 12.   

1789  On May - 12 society of St Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers. It later becomes an infamous group of NYC political bosses   

1790  On May - 12 [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer   

1792  On this day in history toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals is patented   

1796  Johann P Uz, German poet (Theodicee), dies at 75 on May - 12.   

1797  First Coalition: Napoleon I of France conquers Venice on May - 12.   

1797  On this day in history johann Hermann Kufferath, composer   

1803  On May - 12 justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist (agricultural chemics)   

1804  On May - 12 robert Baldwin, (L) help establish govt in Canada (or 1904)   

1806  Amos Beebe Eaton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1877 on this day in history.   

1811  Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer, dies at 52 on May - 12.   

1812  On this day in history edward Lear, England, landscape painter, (Complete Nonsense Book)   

1813  On May - 12 johann Czerski, German chaplin   

1814  Robert Treat Paine, US judge (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 83 on May - 12.   

1820  On this day in history the birth of Florence Nightingale, English pioneer of nursing   

1820  Florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War) on this day in history.   

1821  The first big battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks occurs in Valtetsi on May - 12.   

1825  On this day in history elias Mann, composer, dies at 75   

1828  On this day in history the birth of Dante Rossetti, English artist and poet   

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1401  Emperor Shōkō (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.   

1496  Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560) was born on May - 12.   

1590  Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621) was born on May - 12.   

1622  On this day in history birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698)   

1626  Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on May - 12.   

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1670  August II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children) was born on May - 12.   

1670  On this day in history birth of frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733)   

0912  On May - 12 leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45   

1003  Gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome on this day in history.   

1012  Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies on May - 12.   

1382  On May - 12 johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies   

1465  Death of Thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea on May - 12.   

1634  George Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies on May - 12.   

1641  Death of Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48 on May - 12.   

1649  On this day in history death of isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered