March 12, 1628:
John Bull dies in Antwerp, in the Spanish Netherlands, aged about 65 years. (This could be 13 March)
December 17, 1820:
The first edition of John Bull, edited by Thomas Hook, is published. It is intended to attack Queen Caroline and the enemies of King George IV.
October 25, 1844:
The British ship John Bull docks in Hamburg and off loads the coffin carrying the mortal remains of Carl Maria von Weber (†18). They are to be transported up the Elbe for burial at Dresden.
June 2, 1969:
St. Thomas Wake, foxtrot for orchestra on a pavan by John Bull by Peter Maxwell Davies (34), is performed for the first time, in Dortmund the composer conducting.