Page 2: Historical Events In July - 19

1702  Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Crackow on this day in history.   

1730  Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1735  On this day in history garret Wesley Mornington, composer   

1740  Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 on July - 19.   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history john-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45   

1750  Alessio Prati, composer on this day in history.   

1760  On July - 19 the formal request to found the later city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is filed by its founders.   

1782  On July - 19 jonathan Blewitt, composer   

1789  John Martin, English painter on this day in history.   

1797  Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer on July - 19.   

1799  On July - 19 a group of Napoleon Bonaparte's soldiers discover what is now known as The Rosetta Stone, enabling the translation of hieroglyphics for the first time.   

1810  On this day in history prussia's Queen Louise dies at age 34 Napoleon has tried to destroy her reputation, but his charges have only endeared her to her people   

1810  Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1811  Vincenz Lachner, composer on July - 19.   

1811  On this day in history christian Gotthilf Tag, composer, dies at 76   

1814  On this day in history samuel Colt, US inventor (Colt 6 shot revolver)   

1814  On July - 19 matthew Flinders, English cartographer (Australia coast), dies at 40   

1816  Survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union)   

1819  Gottfried Keller, writer on July - 19.   

1823  George Henry Gordon, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on July - 19.   

1828  Roger Atkinson Pryor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919 on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history john Wesley Turner, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1899   

1834  The birth of Edgar Degas, French impressionist and sculptor on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history edgar Degas, France, impressionist painter (Bouquet)   

1836  On July - 19 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Ascension   

1838  On this day in history joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (Rule of Allen)   

1838  On July - 19 frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72   

1843  Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and also becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world on this day in history.   

1844  Heinrich Domnich, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1846  On July - 19 charles Edward Pickering, pioneered American spectroscopist   

1847  On this day in history johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer, dies at 75   

1848  The first women's rights convention (Seneca Falls, NY) on July - 19.   

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1592  On this day in history birth of erhard Buttner, composer   

1670  On this day in history birth of richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758)   

1688  Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766) was born on July - 19.   

1735  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer was born on this day in history.   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  Heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806) was born on July - 19.   

1750  Alessio Prati, composer was born on July - 19.   

1759  On this day in history birth of seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833)   

0514  On this day in history symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies   

1054  Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies on July - 19.   

1234  On this day in history death of floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament   

1346  Dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1374  Francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69 on July - 19.   

1415  On July - 19 death of philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359)   

1534  Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1543  Death of Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England on July - 19.