On January 12, history records 35 notable events, 212 famous births and 95 deaths, spanning the years 1528 to 1911.
Events on this day include: Gustav I of Sweden is crowned king. (1528); Bayinnaung, who would go on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, is crowned King of Burma. (1554).
Notable people born on January 12 include Henry III of Nassau-Breda (1483), Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562), Petrus Scriverius (1576).
Notable figures who died on this day include Benedict Biscop (690), Ahmad Samani (914), Sang Weihan (947).
Events on 12 January 35
See all →Bayinnaung, who would go on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, is crowned King of Burma.
The city of Belém, Brazil is founded on the Amazon River delta, by Portuguese captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco.
John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church, Reculver, founded in 669, from coastal erosion is abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture and sculpture.
The Palermo rising takes place in Sicily against the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
The University of the Philippines College of Law is formally established; three future Philippine presidents are among the first enrollees.
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Birthdays on 12 January 212
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Deaths on 12 January 95
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