396 Historic Events for January 12
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| 1807 |
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Joan Lucaz, Dutch scholar/journalist/patriot, dies at 60
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| 1807 |
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Adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian, dies at 71
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| 1807 |
Birth |
Jan T Beelen, Dutch/Belgian bible expert
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| 1808 |
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Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer
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| 1809 |
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British take Cayenne (French Guiana) from French (until 1814)
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| 1810 |
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Ferdinand II, king of Sicily
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| 1812 |
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1st cargo arrives in New Orleans by steam, from Natchez
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| 1814 |
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Jones Mitchell Withers, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1890
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| 1816 |
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France decrees Bonaparte family excluded from the country forever
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| 1819 |
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Zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900
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| 1820 |
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Royal Astronomical Society founded in England
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| 1821 |
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Nikolai Afanisev, composer
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| 1825 |
Birth |
Joseph Robert Davis, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896
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| 1826 |
Birth |
Charles Cruft, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
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| 1829 |
Death |
Friedrich von Schlegel, German cultural philosopher/poet, dies at 56
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| 1829 |
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Michael Gottard Fischer, composer, dies at 55
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| 1832 |
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Richard Waterhouse Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876
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| 1833 |
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Marie-Antoine CarŠme, author (Pattissier Royal Parisien), dies at 48
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| 1836 |
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Battle of Wetumka, Fla
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| 1836 |
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HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reach Sydney Australia
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| 1837 |
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Carlos Troyer, composer
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| 1837 |
Birth |
Adolf Jensen, composer
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| 1839 |
Death |
Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70
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| 1839 |
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Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn
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| 1842 |
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Fran‡ois Copp‚e, French poet
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