Historical Events In December - 19
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1790 William Parry, England, Arctic explorer on this day in history.
1792 [Andries] Hendrik Potgieter, Cape Colony, settled Transvaal on December - 19.
1795 On this day in history first state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky
1795 On this day in history 1st state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky
1796 On this day in history manuel Breton de los Herreros, Quel Spain, poet/comic playwright
1797 Josef Theodor Krov, composer on December - 19.
1798 On December - 19 charles-Joseph Panckoucke, publisher (Moniteur Universel), dies at 62
1800 Georg Peter Weimar, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1804 On December - 19 mary Bright, British PM Rockingham, dies
1809 On December - 19 pierre-Joseph van Beneden, Belg, paleont (life cycle of tapeworms)
1810 On this day in history johann Heinrich Egli, composer, dies at 68
1813 On this day in history thomas Andrews, Belfast Ireland, chemist/physicist (ozone)
1814 Edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, Ohio, US Secretary of War (1861-65) on this day in history.
1814 Joseph Bramah, Inventor and Locksmith, notably invented the beer pump on this day in history.
1815 Michel Woldemar, composer, dies at 65 on December - 19.
1817 On this day in history james Jay Archer, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1864
1819 James Clifford Veatch, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1895 on this day in history.
1821 Mary Ashton Livermore, American reformer/women's suffrage leader on December - 19.
1823 Georgia passes state birth registration law the first in the union on December - 19.
1823 Georgia passes 1st US state birth registration law on this day in history.
1823 On this day in history nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer, dies at 67
1824 Hercules Robinson, Ire, South Africa Commissioner (1880-89, 1895-97) on this day in history.
1825 George Frederick Bristow, composer on December - 19.
1828 South Carolina declares the right of states to nullify federal laws on this day in history.
1828 South Carolina declares right of states to nullify federal laws on this day in history.
1832 On this day in history john Kirk Barry, Scot, Dr/companion to explorer David Livingstone
1835 On December - 19 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin approaches NZ
1836 Maria L Sanford, pioneer educator (PTA) on December - 19.
1837 John Carpenter Carter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.
1842 US recognizes independence of Hawaii on this day in history.
1843 Charles Dickens publishes "A Christmas Carol," in England on this day in history.
1848 On December - 19 adam FJA van Duyn, governor of South Holland, dies at 77
1849 Henry Clay Frick, Penn, built world's largest coke & steel operation on December - 19.
1851 On December - 19 j M William Turner, British painter (Rain, Steam & Speed), dies at 76
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