Historical Events In August - 19

1831  Stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on August - 19.   

1836  HMS Beagle anchors at Angra Azores on this day in history.   

1839  Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris on this day in history.   

1839  Oskar Brefeld, German botanist on August - 19.   

1844  On this day in history minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils)   

1848  On August - 19 gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris)   

1849  On this day in history nY Herald reports gold discovery in California   

1851  On August - 19 frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11)   

1851  Gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80 on August - 19.   

1858  On this day in history edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children)   

1859  Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) on this day in history.   

1860  John Kane, Scottish-born US primitivist painter (Self-Portrait) on this day in history.   

1861  Confederacy Congress allies with govt of MO on August - 19.   

1864  On this day in history 2nd day of battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia   

1870  Bernard Baruch, financier/presidential adviser (Cold War) on this day in history.   

1871  Orville Wright, Dayton OH, aviator (Wright Brothers) on August - 19.   

1872  On August - 19 eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63   

1873  Fred Stone, Longmont CO, acrobat/Broadway actor (Alice Adams) on August - 19.   

1876  George Smith, English assyriologist (script), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1878  On August - 19 manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, 1st president of Philippines (1935-42)   

1881  Georges Enesco, [or Enescu], Romania, composer (Romanian Dances) on this day in history.   

1881  On August - 19 joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79   

1883  On this day in history the birth of Gabrielle (aka Coco) Chanel, French designer   

1885  Elsie Ferguson, NY, actress (Lie, Footlights, Scarlet Pages) on August - 19.   

1886  Robert Heger, composer on August - 19.   

1888  First beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins on August - 19.   

1888  1st beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins on this day in history.   

1888  Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station), dies at 65 on August - 19.   

1889  On this day in history arthur Waley, sinologist, translator from Chinese & Japanese   

1889  Jean MMPA de Villiers de l'isle-Adam, French writer (Axel), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1890  Yves Alix, French painter/graphic artist on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history william Huggins describes astronomical application of spectrum   

1892  Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer, dies at 62 on August - 19.   

1893  On August - 19 alfred Lunt, Milwaukee WI, Broadway actor (Emmy 1965)   

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1342  On this day in history birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

1398  On August - 19 birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on August - 19.   

1557  On August - 19 birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on August - 19.   

1590  On this day in history birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)   

1596  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)   

0440  On this day in history sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies   

0472  On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

1186  On August - 19 death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)   

1245  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)   

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on August - 19.   

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on this day in history.   

1493  On this day in history frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77   

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on August - 19.