Page 3: Historical Events In December - 19

1852  On this day in history a[lbert] A Michelson, Strelno Prussia, US physicist (Nobel 1907)   

1854  Allen Wilson of Conn patents sewing machine to sew curving seams on this day in history.   

1859  On December - 19 grading started for Market Street RR   

1861  Battle of Black Water on this day in history.   

1861  On December - 19 constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator   

1862  Skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tenn (80 casualties) on this day in history.   

1864  On December - 19 adolf Sandberger, composer   

1865  Hermann Hirt, Magdeburg Prussia, linguist (Indo-European Grammar) on this day in history.   

1867  Victims of "Angola Horror" burned to death (Angola NY) on December - 19.   

1867  Jean-Georges Kastner, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1869  Eduard Hermann, Coburg Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, German linguist (Homer) on December - 19.   

1871  Albert Jones, New York NY, patents corrugated paper on December - 19.   

1871  On this day in history albert L Jones (NYC), patents corrugated paper   

1875  On this day in history carter G Woodson, New Canton Va, American historian (black studies)   

1876  Carlo Gatti, composer on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history anton Lajovic, composer   

1879  Beals C Wright, tennis champ (US Open-1905) on this day in history.   

1880  On this day in history nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer   

1881  On December - 19 the opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

1881  Opera "Hérodiade" is produced (Brussels) on December - 19.   

1882  Walter Braunfels, composer on December - 19.   

1883  Louis Davids, [Simon David], Dutch cabaret performer/chorus performer on this day in history.   

1884  Italy recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State on December - 19.   

1884  On this day in history antonin Zapotocky, Czechoslovak president (Ceskoslovensky Spisouatel)   

1885  F S Flint, London England, translator/poet (imagist movement) on December - 19.   

1887  On December - 19 jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw   

1887  On December - 19 jake Kilrain & Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw   

1888  Stanley's expedition reaches Fort Bodo, East-Africa on this day in history.   

1888  On this day in history fritz Reiner, Budapest Hungary, US conductor (Chicago Symphony Orch)   

1889  Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Beryl Coronet" (BG)   

1890  Klaas Painter, vicar/antifascist (Occupies possession) [or 1880] on this day in history.   

1891  On December - 19 first Negro Catholic priest ordained in US, Charles Uncles, Baltimore   

1891  1st Negro Catholic priest ordained in US, Charles Uncles, Baltimore on December - 19.   

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1036  On this day in history birth of su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher   

1498  Andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist was born on this day in history.   

1554  Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618) was born on December - 19.   

1676  On this day in history birth of louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist   

1683  Philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46) was born on this day in history.   

1699  On December - 19 birth of william Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777)   

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 December - 19.   

1075  On this day in history death of edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England   

1327  Death of Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy on December - 19.   

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

1614  On this day in history melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67   

1737  Death of James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667) on December - 19.   

1741  Vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies on this day in history.   

1749  On this day in history francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76