Deaths on December 12

Tekle Giyorgis I

Died on December 12, 1817

Tekle Giyorgis I, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1751)

Tekle Giyorgis I (Ge'ez: ተክለ ጊዮርጊስ; c. 1751 – 12 December 1817), throne name Feqr Sagad, was Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 20 July 1779 and June 1800, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the youngest son of Yohannes II and Woizoro Sancheviyer, and the brother of Tekle Haymanot II.

According to Sven Rubenson, who described Tekle Giyorgis as the last emperor to exercise authority on his own, "It is not without justification that he has in Ethiopian tradition received the nickname Fiṣame Mengist, 'the end of the government'".

References

Tekle Giyorgis I

Choose Another Date

Events on 1817

19 Jan

Crossing of the Andes
An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru.
12 Feb

Battle of Chacabuco
An Argentine/Chilean patriotic army, after crossing the Andes, defeats Spanish troops on the Battle of Chacabuco.
15 Apr

American School for the Deaf
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc founded the American School for the Deaf, the first American school for deaf students, in Hartford, Connecticut.
4 Jul

Erie Canal
In Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins.
30 Oct

Simón Bolívar
The independent government of Venezuela is established by Simón Bolívar.

Deaths on December 12

Tekle Giyorgis I

Died on December 12, 1817

References

Choose Another Date

Events on 1817

Crossing of the Andes

Battle of Chacabuco

American School for the Deaf

Erie Canal

Simón Bolívar