Page 2: Historical Events In October - 12

1654  Dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66 on October - 12.   

1659  English Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals on this day in history.   

1672  On October - 12 frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle   

1685  Geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59 on October - 12.   

1686  Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer on this day in history.   

1692  On October - 12 massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials   

1692  On this day in history giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60   

1694  On this day in history 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  On this day in history karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor   

1729  On this day in history willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland   

1730  On October - 12 christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark   

1730  On October - 12 frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies   

1742  Johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor on this day in history.   

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  John Ross, composer on this day in history.   

1773  America's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia on October - 12.   

1775  On October - 12 uS Navy forms   

1776  British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx on this day in history.   

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

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

1792  Columbus Day is 1st celebrated on this day in history.   

1794  James Lyon, composer, dies at 59 on October - 12.   

1797  On this day in history pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84   

1798  On October - 12 flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg   

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

1807  John Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist on this day in history.   

1808  John Liptrot Hatton, composer on October - 12.   

1810  On October - 12 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.   

1813  On October - 12 lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896   

1815  Ex-king Joachim Murat van Naples sentenced to death on October - 12.   

1815  On October - 12 william Joseph Hardee, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1873   

1817  Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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1008  On October - 12 birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

1350  On this day in history birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on October - 12.   

1490  On October - 12 birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on this day in history.   

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on October - 12.   

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

1576  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on October - 12.   

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  Johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies on this day in history.   

1093  Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62 on October - 12.   

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on this day in history.   

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

1320  On October - 12 michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on this day in history.