Historical Events In 1712

Jan 17   On this day in history john Stanley, composer   

Jan 24   Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86) in the year 1712.   

Feb 02   Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies in the year 1712.   

Feb 29   February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style on this day in history.   

Mar 13   On this day in history isfrid Kayser, composer   

Mar 28   Jan van der Heyden, Dutch inventor (street lantern), dies at 75 in the year 1712.   

Apr 05   John Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1712 slave revolt in New York   

Apr 06   Slave revolt in NY in the year 1712.   

Apr 07   In the year 1712 slave revolt (NYC)   

Apr 10   Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77 on this day in history.   

Apr 29   Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Philippus van Limborch, remonstrants theologist/vicar, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

May 17   On this day in history maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands"   

May 22   On this day in history emperor Karel VI crowned king of Hungary   

Jun 24   On this day in history simon van der Stel, Dutch gov of Cape Colony (1679-99), dies at 72   

Jun 28   Jean Jacques Rousseau, France, composer/social contractor (Confession) on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Richard Cromwell, English Lord Protector (1658-59), dies at 85 in the year 1712.   

Jul 17   In the year 1712 england, Portugal & France sign ceasefire [or 19th]   

Jul 20   The Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain on this day in history.   

Jul 24   In the year 1712 battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army   

Jul 24   Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies in the year 1712.   

Jul 26   On this day in history thomas Osborne, English PM (1690-94), dies at 80   

Jul 30   In the year 1712 abraham Elsevier, publisher, dies   

Aug 04   Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

Aug 07   Friederich Wilhelm Zachow, composer, dies at 48 in the year 1712.   

Aug 18   Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English soldier on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Cornelis Douwes, Dutch mathematician/astronomer in the year 1712.   

Aug 24   On this day in history thomas Bullis, composer, dies at 54   

Aug 26   Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history gregory King, English statistician (law of King), dies at 63   

Sep 01   On this day in history simon Fokke, Dutch book illustrator   

Sep 11   On this day in history giovanni D Cassini, French astronomer, dies   

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Jan 17   John Stanley, composer was born in the year 1712.   

Jan 24   Frederick II, (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher   

Jan 28   Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761) was born in the year 1712.   

Feb 28   Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French military commander (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 08   John Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780) was born in the year 1712.   

Mar 13   Isfrid Kayser, composer was born in the year 1712.   

Mar 22   Edward Moore, English writer (d. 1757) was born in the year 1712.   

Feb 02   In the year 1712 death of martin Lister, English naturalist and physician   

Feb 18   Duke of Bourgondie, French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 25   On this day in history death of nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641)   

Mar 28   In the year 1712 jan van der Heyden, Dutch inventor (street lantern), dies at 75   

Apr 05   On this day in history john Luyken, poet/etcher (species company), dies at 63   

Apr 10   Yusuf Nabi, Turkish poet (Hayriye), dies at about 77 on this day in history.   

Apr 11   In the year 1712 death of richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. 1638)   

Apr 29   Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1712.