434 Historic Events for February 12
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| 1793 |
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1st US fugitive slave law passed; requires return of escaped slaves
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| 1797 |
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Haydn's song "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser," premieres in Vienna
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| 1799 |
Death |
Frantisek Xaver Dusek, composer, dies at 67
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| 1804 |
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Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (Zum ewigen Frieden), dies at 79
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| 1809 |
Birth |
Abraham Lincoln, Kentucky, (R) 16th pres (1861-65)
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| 1809 |
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Charles Darwin, England, discovered evolution (Origin of species)
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| 1818 |
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Otto Ludwig, German writer (Die Heiterethei)
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| 1818 |
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Chile gains independence from Spain
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| 1820 |
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Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71
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| 1821 |
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Mercantile Library of City of NY opens
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| 1824 |
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Arya Samaj Maha Rishi Dayanand Sarsvati, Indian hindu leader
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| 1825 |
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Creek Indian treaty signed. Tribal chiefs agree to turn over all their land in Georgia to the government and migrate west by Sept 1, 1826
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| 1828 |
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Robert Ransom Jr, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1892
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| 1828 |
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George Meredith, England, poet/novelist (Shaving of Shagpat)
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| 1831 |
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John Morrissey, boxer/developer of Saratoga Springs horse race track
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| 1832 |
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Ecuador annexes Gal pagos Islands
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| 1834 |
Death |
Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher, dies at 65
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| 1837 |
Death |
Ludwig B”rne, writer, dies at 50
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| 1838 |
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Charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898
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| 1839 |
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Aroostock War: Boundary dispute between Maine and New Brunswick
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| 1840 |
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Housatonic Railroad opens
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| 1841 |
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Bert van Tienhoven, mayor (Amsterdam)/foreign minister
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| 1841 |
Birth |
Gijsbert van Tienhoven, Dutch mayor (Amsterdam)/foreign minister
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| 1848 |
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Ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan
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| 1850 |
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Amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary (Flemish Flag)
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