Births on June 12

Watson Fothergill

Born on June 12, 1841

Watson Fothergill, English architect, designed the Woodborough Road Baptist Church (d. 1928)

Watson Fothergill (12 July 1841 – 6 March 1928) was a British architect who designed over 100 unique buildings in Nottingham in the East Midlands of England, his influences were mainly from the Gothic Revival and Old English vernacular architecture styles.

His work dates from 1864 (when he set himself up in practice) to around 1912. His earliest surviving known building dates from 1866.

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Events on 1841

9 Mar

United States v. The Amistad
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally.
16 Aug

Second Bank of the United States
U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history.
24 Sep

Kingdom of Sarawak
The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
13 Nov

Hypnotism
James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.

Births on June 12

Watson Fothergill

Born on June 12, 1841

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Events on 1841

United States v. The Amistad

Second Bank of the United States

Kingdom of Sarawak

Hypnotism