Historical Events In October - 12

1654  Dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1659  On October - 12 english Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals   

1672  Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle on October - 12.   

1685  On this day in history geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59   

1686  On October - 12 silvius Leopold Weiss, composer   

1692  Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials on this day in history.   

1692  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1694  On October - 12 matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies   

1702  On this day in history battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch & English fleet destroy & occupy Spanish silver fleet & French squadron   

1711  Karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor on October - 12.   

1729  Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland on this day in history.   

1730  On this day in history christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark   

1730  Frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies on October - 12.   

1742  Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor on October - 12.   

1759  On October - 12 frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer   

1762  John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811 on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history john Ross, composer   

1773  On October - 12 america's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia   

1775  On October - 12 uS Navy forms   

1776  British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx on October - 12.   

1776  On this day in history british Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx   

1791  A L Karschin, writer, dies at 68 on October - 12.   

1792  On this day in history columbus Day is 1st celebrated   

1794  On this day in history james Lyon, composer, dies at 59   

1797  On October - 12 pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84   

1798  Flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg on this day in history.   

1798  A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil (1822-31)/king of Portugal on this day in history.   

1807  On October - 12 john Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist   

1808  On October - 12 john Liptrot Hatton, composer   

1810  First Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen on October - 12.   

1813  Lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896 on October - 12.   

1815  On October - 12 ex-king Joachim Murat van Naples sentenced to death   

1815  William Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873 on October - 12.   

1817  On this day in history johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66   

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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on October - 12.   

1350  On October - 12 birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on this day in history.   

1490  On this day in history birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  On this day in history birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

1558  On October - 12 birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

1576  On October - 12 birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)   

0632  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on this day in history.   

0638  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

0642  On October - 12 johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies   

1093  Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

1095  On October - 12 death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  On this day in history death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

1320  On this day in history michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on October - 12.