Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Nov 12, 295 |
Origin of Era of Ascension |
Nov 12, 764 |
Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days. |
Nov 12, 954 |
Lotharius becomes king of France |
Nov 12, 1439 |
Plymouth, England, becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament. |
Nov 12, 1555 |
The English Parliament re-establishes Catholicism. |
Nov 12, 1591 |
Castiliaans army occupies Zaragoza |
Nov 12, 1614 |
Treaty of Xanten: Guliks-Kleefse War victory ends |
Nov 12, 1673 |
Dutch troops under Willem III occupy Bonn |
Nov 12, 1682 |
Swedish king Karel XI establishes absolute monarchy |
Nov 12, 1727 |
France & Bavaria renew secret treaty |
Nov 12, 1775 |
General Washington forbids recruiting officers enlisting blacks |
Nov 12, 1793 |
Jean Sylvain Bailly, the first Mayor of Paris, is guillotined. |
Nov 12, 1799 |
Andrew Ellicott makes the first known record of a meteor shower observation in the U.S, from a ship off the coast of Florida Keys |
Nov 12, 1813 |
Allied troops occupy Zwolle Neth |
Nov 12, 1823 |
Great North Holland Canal (Amsterdam) opens |
Nov 12, 1833 |
The great Leonid Meteor shower was recorded |
Nov 12, 1847 |
Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, is the first to use chloroform as an anaesthetic. |
Nov 12, 1859 |
Jules Leotard performs 1st Flying Trapeze circus act (Paris) He also designed garment that bears his name |
Nov 12, 1873 |
Bay District Race Track opens |
Nov 12, 1885 |
Montreal & Britannia Football Clubs (QRFU) defeat Ontario Combined Team (ORFU) 3-0 in CRFU Championship game |
Nov 12, 1892 |
Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500, becomes 1st pro football player |
Nov 12, 1892 |
Allegheny Athletic Association beats Pitts Athletic CLub, 4-0 in football |
Nov 12, 1893 |
The treaty of the Durand Line is signed between present day Pakistan and Afghanistan - the Durand Line has gained international recognition as an international border between the two sister nations. |
Nov 12, 1894 |
Lawrence Hargrave, Australian aeronautical pioneer and inventor of the box kite, linked four huge box kites together and flew - but remained attached to the ground by piano wire |
Nov 12, 1899 |
British troops reach Durban Natal |
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