Major Events
- Feb 29 February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Old style.
- Apr 7 Slave revolt in New York City: Just after midnight, 9 slaveowners are killed and 6 wounded by a group of about two dozen slaves attempting to lead a revolt; at least 21 enslaved Africans were executed, and another half dozen committed suicide [1] [2]
- May 17 Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands"
- May 22 Pope Pius V is canonized by Pope Clement XI
- Jul 17 Great Britain, Portugal and France sign ceasefire [or 19th]
- Jul 20 The Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain.
- Jul 24 Battle at Denain: France under Villars beat Dutch army
- Oct 3 The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor
- Oct 4 Utrecht banishes poor Jews
- Oct 8 French privateer Jacques Cassard seen on Suriname coast
- More 1712 Events
Frederick the Great
George Grenville
Richard CromwellFamous Weddings in 1712
- Feb 19 Russian Tsar Peter the Great officially marries Polish-Lithuanian pre-marriedeasant Martha Skavronskaya at Saint Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, having earlier married in secret in 1707
Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Anne Stuart
Louis XIV
Peter the Great