Historical Events In October - 12

1654  On this day in history dirck Graswinckel, Dutch copurt clerk of States-General, dies at 66   

1659  English Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals on October - 12.   

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

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

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

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 October - 12 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 October - 12 willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland   

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

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

1742  On this day in history johan Peter Melchior, German sculptor   

1759  Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer on October - 12.   

1762  John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape colony/Dutch-Indies 1811 on October - 12.   

1763  John Ross, composer on October - 12.   

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

1775  US Navy forms on October - 12.   

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

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

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

1792  Columbus Day is 1st celebrated on October - 12.   

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

1797  Pierre de Jelyotte, composer, dies at 84 on October - 12.   

1798  On October - 12 flemish uprising against French occupied Boerenkrijg   

1798  A J Pedro I van Alcantara, Kaiser of Brazil (1822-31)/king of Portugal on October - 12.   

1807  On this day in history john Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist   

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 October - 12.   

1813  Lyman Trumbull, MC (Union) died in 1896 on this day in history.   

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

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

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)   

0632  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on October - 12.   

0638  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on October - 12.   

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 October - 12.   

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.