Page 3: Historical Events In December - 19

1852  A[lbert] A Michelson, Strelno Prussia, US physicist (Nobel 1907) on December - 19.   

1854  Allen Wilson of Conn patents sewing machine to sew curving seams on December - 19.   

1859  On December - 19 grading started for Market Street RR   

1861  On December - 19 battle of Black Water   

1861  On this day in history constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator   

1862  On this day in history skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tenn (80 casualties)   

1864  On December - 19 adolf Sandberger, composer   

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

1867  On December - 19 victims of "Angola Horror" burned to death (Angola NY)   

1867  On this day in history jean-Georges Kastner, composer, dies at 57   

1869  On December - 19 eduard Hermann, Coburg Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, German linguist (Homer)   

1871  On this day in history albert Jones, New York NY, patents corrugated paper   

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

1875  On December - 19 carter G Woodson, New Canton Va, American historian (black studies)   

1876  Carlo Gatti, composer on this day in history.   

1878  On December - 19 anton Lajovic, composer   

1879  Beals C Wright, tennis champ (US Open-1905) on December - 19.   

1880  On December - 19 nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer   

1881  The opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels) on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history opera "Hérodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

1882  Walter Braunfels, composer on this day in history.   

1883  On December - 19 louis Davids, [Simon David], Dutch cabaret performer/chorus performer   

1884  On December - 19 italy recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State   

1884  On December - 19 antonin Zapotocky, Czechoslovak president (Ceskoslovensky Spisouatel)   

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

1887  Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history jake Kilrain & Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw   

1888  On this day in history stanley's expedition reaches Fort Bodo, East-Africa   

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

1889  On December - 19 bishop Museum founded in Hawaii   

1890  On December - 19 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Beryl Coronet" (BG)   

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

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

1891  On this day in history 1st Negro Catholic priest ordained in US, Charles Uncles, Baltimore   

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1036  Su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher was born on December - 19.   

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  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 December - 19.   

1699  On this day in history birth of william Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777)   

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

1723  Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother was born on this day in history.   

0401  Anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies on December - 19.   

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  Urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies on December - 19.   

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

1737  Death of James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667) on this day in history.   

1741  On this day in history vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies   

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