29th February » February 29 is followed by February 30 in Sweden, in a move to abolish the Swedish calendar for a return to the Julian calendar or Old style.
6th April » The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway (New York City) known as Broadway.
31st July » Action of 31 July 1712 (Great Northern War): Danish and Swedish ships clash in the Baltic Sea; the result is inconclusive.
3rd October » The James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose e.g Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.
Famous Birthdays in 1712
17th January » John Stanley (composer) called John Stanley, English organist and composer (d. 1786)
24th January » Frederick the Great, Prussian king (d. 1786)
28th January » Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761)
28th February » Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, French general (d. 1759)
8th March » John Fothergill (physician) or John Fothergill, English physician (d. 1780)
22nd March » Edward Moore (dramatist) known as Edward Moore, English poet and playwright (d. 1757)
27th March » Claude Bourgelat, French surgeon (d. 1779)
13th May » Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician (d. 1772)
21st June » Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (d. 1790)
28th June » Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and polymath (d. 1778)
1st October » William Shippen, American physician and politician (d. 1801)
5th October » Francesco Guardi, Italian painter (d. 1793)
14th October » George Grenville, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1770)
21st October » James Steuart (economist) or James Steuart, English economist (d. 1780)
24th November » Ali II ibn Hussein, Tunisian ruler (d. 1782)
11th December » Francesco Algarotti, Italian poet, philosopher, and critic (d. 1764)
12th December » Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (d. 1780)
Famous Deaths in History for 1712
2nd February » Martin Lister, English physician (b. 1639)
18th February » Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1682)
25th March » Nehemiah Grew, English anatomist and physiologist (b. 1641)
11th April » Richard Simon (priest) or Richard Simon, French priest and critic (b. 1638)
30th April » Philipp van Limborch, Dutch theologian (b. 1633)
30th May » Andrea Lanzani, Italian painter (b. 1645)
11th June » Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (b. 1654)
12th July » Richard Cromwell, English academic and politician (b. 1626)
26th July » Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1631)
3rd August » Joshua Barnes, English historian and scholar (b. 1654)
18th August » Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (b. 1660)
29th August » Gregory King, English genealogist, engraver, and statistician (b. 1648)
14th September » Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, and engineer (b. 1625)
15th September » Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1645)
15th November » James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton, Scottish general and politician (b. 1658)
15th November » Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun, English politician (b. 1675)