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

1685  On October - 12 geeraerdt Burns, theologist/poet/historian, dies at 59   

1686  Silvius Leopold Weiss, composer on October - 12.   

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

1692  Giovanni Battista Vitali, composer, dies at 60 on October - 12.   

1694  On this day in history matsuo Basho, greatest Japanese haiku poet, dies   

1702  Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch & English fleet destroy & occupy Spanish silver fleet & French squadron on this day in history.   

1711  On October - 12 karel VI Habsburg crowned Roman Catholic emperor   

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

1730  Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark on October - 12.   

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

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

1759  Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer on October - 12.   

1762  On this day in history john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811   

1763  On October - 12 john Ross, composer   

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

1775  On this day in history uS Navy forms   

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

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

1791  On October - 12 a L Karschin, writer, dies at 68   

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

1794  On October - 12 james Lyon, composer, dies at 59   

1797  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896   

1815  Ex-king Joachim Murat van Naples sentenced to death on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history 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  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

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

1350  On October - 12 birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)   

1490  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On October - 12 honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

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

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

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on October - 12.   

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

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on this day in history.   

1343  On this day in history reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies