Historical Events In May - 19

1864  On May - 19 skirmish at Cassville GA   

1864  Battle of Port Walthall Junction, VA (Bermuda Hundred) on this day in history.   

1864  Carl Ethan Akeley, US, naturalist, devoleped animal mount process on May - 19.   

1864  Nathaniel Hawthorne, US, writer (Scarlet Letter), dies on May - 19.   

1865  On this day in history president Jefferson Davis is captured by Union Cavalry in Georgia   

1869  Jules Poncelet, Belgian minister of State on May - 19.   

1872  Johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44 on May - 19.   

1873  On May - 19 federico Gerdes, composer   

1874  On May - 19 gilbert Laird Jessop, cricketer (The Croucher)   

1876  Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian/politician, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1878  On May - 19 blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield   

1878  Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by Pres Garfield on this day in history.   

1878  Adam von Ahn Carse, composer on May - 19.   

1879  Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, US/Eng's feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor on this day in history.   

1880  Allard R Hulshoff, architect of Amsterdam (1924) on this day in history.   

1882  Commodore Shufeldt (USS Swatara) lands in Korea to negotiate first treaty between Korea and Western power on this day in history.   

1883  Henricus WJM Keuls, Dutch lawyer/poet (Dancing Lamp) on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history ringling Brothers circus premieres   

1884  Arthur Meulemans, Belgian composer (Adriaan Brouwer) (or 5/10) on May - 19.   

1885  On May - 19 german chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon &Togoland   

1885  On May - 19 the first mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn MA)   

1885  On this day in history 1st mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn, Massachusetts)   

1886  Camille Saint-Saëns' 3rd Symphony in C, premieres on May - 19.   

1890  On this day in history the birth of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader, after whom Saigon was renamed   

1890  Ho Chi Minh, trail blazer/leader of Vietnam (1946, 1969) on May - 19.   

1890  On May - 19 gus Kempis, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies of fever at 24   

1891  On May - 19 rice Institute, which became Rice University, is chartered   

1892  On this day in history charles Brady King invents pneumatic hammer   

1892  National Society of Colonial Dames of America founded on May - 19.   

1892  On this day in history konstatin G Paustovski, Russian author (Povestj Zjizni) [OS]   

1893  On May - 19 heavy rain washes "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway)   

1893  On May - 19 heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway)   

1895  On May - 19 albert Hay Malotte, composer   

1895  Jose J Marti y Perez, Spanish/Cuban poet (Versos sencillos), dies on May - 19.   

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on this day in history.   

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on this day in history.   

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.   

1724  Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.   

1744  On this day in history birth of charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)   

1746  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

1755  On May - 19 birth of gabriele Prota, composer   

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on May - 19.   

0988  On this day in history dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1125  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on this day in history.   

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on May - 19.   

1319  On this day in history death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276)   

1389  On this day in history death of dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)   

1526  Death of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464) on this day in history.   

1531  Death of Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456) on this day in history.