Famous birthdays, deaths and events of 1712
Birthdays
- January 17 - John Stanley, English composer (d. 1786)
- January 28 - Tokugawa Ieshige, Japanese shogun (d. 1761)
- March 22 - Edward Moore, English writer (d. 1757)
- March 27 - Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (d. 1779)
- May 13 - Johann Hartwig Ernst, Count von Bernstorff
- June 21 - Luc Urbain de Bouexic, comte de Guichen
Deaths
- February 18 - Louis, duc de Bourgogne
- March 25 - Nehemiah Grew, English naturalist (b. 1641)
- April 11 - Richard Simon, French Biblical critic (b. 1638)
- June 11 - Louis Joseph, duc de Vendôme
- July 12 - Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of England
- August 18 - Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers
- August 29 - Gregory King, English statistician (b. 1648)
- November 15 - Charles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun
Events
- February 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.
- July 20 - The Riot Act takes effect in Great Britain.
- October 3 - The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.
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