Historical Events In March - 19

1845  On March - 19 george Augustus Kollmann, composer, dies at 56   

1847  On March - 19 constantin Dimitrescu, composer   

1848  The birth of Wyatt Earp, American Lawman on March - 19.   

1848  Wyatt Earp, Monmouth Ill, sheriff (OK Corral) on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history adalbert Gyrowetz, composer, dies at 87   

1851  On this day in history roque Saenz Pena, pres of Argentina (1910-14)   

1855  On March - 19 the vehicular suspension bridge across the Niagara Gorge (built in 1848) is strengthened for the passage of railway trains. The original wooden trusses were replaced by steel in 1880.   

1859  Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1860  William Jennings Bryan, "The Great Commoner" orator/statesman on March - 19.   

1861  Maori War in New Zealand ends with Maori surrender on this day in history.   

1861  On March - 19 the First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand.   

1862  F Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73 on March - 19.   

1863  On this day in history the SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000. The wreck was discovered on the same day and month, exactly 102 years later by then teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence.   

1864  On March - 19 opera "Mireille" premieres in Paris   

1865  On this day in history battle of Bentonville-Confederates retreat from Greenville NC   

1866  On this day in history immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die   

1866  On March - 19 louis Clapisson, composer, dies at 57   

1869  Guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general (triangulatie), dies at 64 on March - 19.   

1870  On this day in history the opera "Guarany," premieres in Milan   

1871  On March - 19 minister of Inland Revenue Alexander Morris 1826-1889 introduces Act to legalize metric system in Canada   

1871  Joseph McGinnity, Rock Island Ill, baseball pitcher (NY Giants) on March - 19.   

1872  Sergei Diaghilev, Gruzino Novgorod Russia, ballet director on March - 19.   

1873  Max Reger, Brand Bavaria, composer/pianist/prof (Leipzig Univ) on this day in history.   

1874  On March - 19 arthur Hoyt, Georgetown CO, actor (Gold Dust Gertie, Goldie Get Along)   

1876  Jozef Stefani, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1877  On March - 19 australia beat England by 45 runs in very first Test match   

1877  Australia beat England by 45 runs in very 1st Test match on March - 19.   

1879  On March - 19 joseph Haas, German (opera)composer (Tobias Wunderlich)   

1882  On this day in history gaston Lachaise, US sculptor (Standing Woman)   

1883  On March - 19 jan Matzeliger invents first machine to manufacture entire shoes   

1883  Jan Matzeliger invents 1st machine to manufacture entire shoes on this day in history.   

1883  On March - 19 josef Matthais Hauer, composer   

1884  Alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback, composer, dies at 54 on March - 19.   

1885  Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional government, Saskatchewan on March - 19.   

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1434  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443)   

1488  On March - 19 birth of johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544)   

1503  Benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina) was born on March - 19.   

1589  On March - 19 birth of william Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)   

1593  Georges de la Tour, French painter was born on this day in history.   

1601  On this day in history birth of alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)   

1604  On this day in history birth of johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56)   

1610  Hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter was born on March - 19.   

1238  On this day in history death of duke Henry I of Poland (b. 1163)   

1263  On March - 19 hugo of St-Cher/a S Caro, French cardinal, dies   

1279  On March - 19 death of emperor Bing of Song China (b. 1271)   

1286  Death of King Alexander III of Scotland (b. 1241) on this day in history.   

1330  On March - 19 death of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1301)   

1406  Death of Ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (b. 1332) on this day in history.   

1556  On this day in history lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70   

1623  Death of Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556) on this day in history.