Page 2: Historical Events In October - 12

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

1659  On this day in history english Rump-government fires John Lambert & other generals   

1672  Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle on this day in history.   

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

1686  On this day in history silvius Leopold Weiss, composer   

1692  On October - 12 massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials   

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

1730  Christian VI succeeds Frederik IV as king of Denmark on this day in history.   

1730  On this day in history frederik IV, king of Denmark/Norway (1699-1730), dies   

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

1759  On this day in history frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer   

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

1763  John Ross, composer on October - 12.   

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 October - 12.   

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

1791  On this day in history a L Karschin, writer, dies at 68   

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

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

1797  On this day in history 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 October - 12.   

1807  On October - 12 john Tideman, Dutch Remonstrant theologist   

1808  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on October - 12.   

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

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

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on October - 12.   

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  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On October - 12 robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62   

1095  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  Death of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician on October - 12.   

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on October - 12.   

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