Historical Events In July - 19

1702  On this day in history swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Crackow   

1730  On July - 19 jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer, dies at 49   

1735  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer on this day in history.   

1740  Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer on July - 19.   

1742  John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1750  Alessio Prati, composer on July - 19.   

1760  On July - 19 the formal request to found the later city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is filed by its founders.   

1782  On this day in history jonathan Blewitt, composer   

1789  John Martin, English painter on July - 19.   

1797  On this day in history johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer   

1799  On this day in history a group of Napoleon Bonaparte's soldiers discover what is now known as The Rosetta Stone, enabling the translation of hieroglyphics for the first time.   

1810  On this day in history prussia's Queen Louise dies at age 34 Napoleon has tried to destroy her reputation, but his charges have only endeared her to her people   

1810  On this day in history luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34   

1811  On July - 19 vincenz Lachner, composer   

1811  Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1814  On July - 19 samuel Colt, US inventor (Colt 6 shot revolver)   

1814  Matthew Flinders, English cartographer (Australia coast), dies at 40 on July - 19.   

1816  On July - 19 survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days   

1817  On this day in history mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union)   

1819  Gottfried Keller, writer on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history george Henry Gordon, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1828  Roger Atkinson Pryor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919 on this day in history.   

1833  On July - 19 john Wesley Turner, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1899   

1834  The birth of Edgar Degas, French impressionist and sculptor on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history edgar Degas, France, impressionist painter (Bouquet)   

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Ascension   

1838  Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (Rule of Allen) on July - 19.   

1838  On this day in history frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72   

1843  Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and also becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world on this day in history.   

1844  On July - 19 heinrich Domnich, composer, dies at 77   

1846  Charles Edward Pickering, pioneered American spectroscopist on this day in history.   

1847  Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history the first women's rights convention (Seneca Falls, NY)   

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1592  Erhard Buttner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1670  Richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1688  Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1735  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer was born on July - 19.   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  On July - 19 birth of heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806)   

1750  Alessio Prati, composer was born on July - 19.   

1759  Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.   

0514  Symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies on July - 19.   

1054  On this day in history bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies   

1234  On this day in history death of floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament   

1346  On July - 19 dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle   

1374  Francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69 on July - 19.   

1415  Death of Philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359) on July - 19.   

1534  On July - 19 willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70   

1543  Death of Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England on July - 19.