440 Historic Events for March 12
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| 1821 |
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Luitpold von Bayern, Prince-regent of Bayern
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| 1821 |
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John Abbott, Qu‚bec Canada, (C) 3rd Canadian PM (1891-92)
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| 1823 |
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William Flank Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
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| 1824 |
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Heinrich Carl Ebell, composer, dies at 48
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| 1824 |
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Gustav R Kirchoff, Prussia, physicist (spectral analysis)
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| 1826 |
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Robert Lowry, composer
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| 1827 |
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William Richard Terry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897
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| 1827 |
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John Robert Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
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| 1830 |
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William Felix Brantley, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1870
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| 1831 |
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Johann Franz Volkert, composer, dies at 64
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| 1831 |
Birth |
Clement Studebaker, automobile pioneer (Studebaker)
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| 1832 |
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Daniel Friedrich Kuhlau, German/Danish opera composer, dies at 45
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| 1832 |
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Charles Boycott, Ireland, estate manager/caused boycotts
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| 1834 |
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Karl W Feuerbach, mathematician (circle of Feuerbach), dies at 33
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| 1835 |
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Simon Newcomb, US, scientist/mathematician/astronomer
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| 1837 |
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Felix Alexandre Guilmant, composer
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| 1838 |
Birth |
William Perkin, inventor (1st artificial dye)
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| 1840 |
Death |
Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61
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| 1848 |
Birth |
Cyrill Kistler, composer
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| 1848 |
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2nd republic established in France
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| 1849 |
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1st gold seekers arrive in Nicaragua en route to Calif
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| 1850 |
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1st US $20 gold piece issued
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| 1852 |
Death |
Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer, dies at 75
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| 1855 |
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John White, composer
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| 1857 |
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Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Simon Boccanegra," premieres in Venice
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