7_12 Events in History.

358 Historic Events for July 12

1817 Karl Drais von Sauerbronn demonstrates bicycle course Event
1817 1st flower show held (Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland) Event
1821 Cesare Dominiceti, composer Birth
1821 Daniel Harvey Hill, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1889 Birth
1839 Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 Death
1840 Abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist Birth
1843 Mormon leader Joseph Smith say God OKs polygamy Event
1844 Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher, dies at 63 Death
1849 William Osler, Canada, physician/author (circulatory system) Birth
1850 Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts establishment of Provincial States Event

1854 George Eastman, Waterville NY, inventor (Kodak camera) Birth
1859 Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Mass Event
1861 Anton Stepanovich Arensky, composer Birth
1862 Federal troops occupy Helena Arkansas Event
1862 Congress authorizes Medal of Honor Event
1864 George Washington Carver, botanist (studied the peanut) [or Jan 10] Birth
1868 Stefan George, Germany, lyric poet (Algabal) Birth
1872 Emil H cha, lawyer/president (Czechoslovakia) Birth
1874 Fritz Reuter, writer, dies at 63 Death
1874 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure, "Gloria Scott" (BG) Event
1874 Ontario Agricultural College founded Event
1878 Fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500 Event
1881 Ludwig Rubiner, writer [or June 12] Birth
1882 Alfred Humphreys Pease, composer, dies at 44 Death
1882 1st ocean pier in US completed, Washington, DC Event