Page 2: Historical Events In December - 19

1790  William Parry, England, Arctic explorer on this day in history.   

1792  [Andries] Hendrik Potgieter, Cape Colony, settled Transvaal on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history first state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky   

1795  On December - 19 1st state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky   

1796  On December - 19 manuel Breton de los Herreros, Quel Spain, poet/comic playwright   

1797  On December - 19 josef Theodor Krov, composer   

1798  Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, publisher (Moniteur Universel), dies at 62 on December - 19.   

1800  On December - 19 georg Peter Weimar, composer, dies at 66   

1804  On this day in history mary Bright, British PM Rockingham, dies   

1809  Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, Belg, paleont (life cycle of tapeworms) on December - 19.   

1810  On December - 19 johann Heinrich Egli, composer, dies at 68   

1813  Thomas Andrews, Belfast Ireland, chemist/physicist (ozone) on December - 19.   

1814  On December - 19 edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, Ohio, US Secretary of War (1861-65)   

1814  On December - 19 joseph Bramah, Inventor and Locksmith, notably invented the beer pump   

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  On December - 19 james Clifford Veatch, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

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 this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history georgia passes 1st US state birth registration law   

1823  Nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1824  Hercules Robinson, Ire, South Africa Commissioner (1880-89, 1895-97) on December - 19.   

1825  George Frederick Bristow, composer on December - 19.   

1828  On December - 19 south Carolina declares the right of states to nullify federal laws   

1828  On December - 19 south Carolina declares right of states to nullify federal laws   

1832  John Kirk Barry, Scot, Dr/companion to explorer David Livingstone on this day in history.   

1835  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin approaches NZ on December - 19.   

1836  Maria L Sanford, pioneer educator (PTA) on December - 19.   

1837  On December - 19 john Carpenter Carter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1842  US recognizes independence of Hawaii on this day in history.   

1843  On December - 19 charles Dickens publishes "A Christmas Carol," in England   

1848  Adam FJA van Duyn, governor of South Holland, dies at 77 on December - 19.   

1849  Henry Clay Frick, Penn, built world's largest coke & steel operation on this day in history.   

1851  On December - 19 j M William Turner, British painter (Rain, Steam & Speed), dies at 76   

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1036  On December - 19 birth of su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher   

1498  On December - 19 birth of andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist   

1554  Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

1676  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

1683  On this day in history birth of philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)   

1699  William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777) was born on this day in history.   

1714  John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779) was born on December - 19.   

1723  On December - 19 birth of susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother   

0401  Anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies on this day in history.   

1075  Death of Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England on this day in history.   

1327  On this day in history death of agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy   

1370  On December - 19 urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies   

1614  Melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1737  On December - 19 death of james Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667)   

1741  On December - 19 vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies   

1749  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.