Page 2: Historical Events In July - 19

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

1730  On July - 19 jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer, dies at 49   

1735  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer on July - 19.   

1740  Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer   

1742  On July - 19 john-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45   

1750  On this day in history alessio Prati, composer   

1760  On this day in history the formal request to found the later city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is filed by its founders.   

1782  On this day in history jonathan Blewitt, composer   

1789  On this day in history john Martin, English painter   

1797  Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer on July - 19.   

1799  On this day in history 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  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 on July - 19.   

1810  On this day in history luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34   

1811  On this day in history vincenz Lachner, composer   

1811  Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer, dies at 76 on July - 19.   

1814  On July - 19 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 July - 19.   

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

1819  Gottfried Keller, writer on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history george Henry Gordon, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1828  Roger Atkinson Pryor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919 on July - 19.   

1833  John Wesley Turner, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1899 on July - 19.   

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

1834  On July - 19 edgar Degas, France, impressionist painter (Bouquet)   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Ascension on this day in history.   

1838  Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (Rule of Allen) on July - 19.   

1838  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72 on July - 19.   

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 July - 19.   

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

1846  On this day in history charles Edward Pickering, pioneered American spectroscopist   

1847  Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer, dies at 75 on July - 19.   

1848  On this day in history the first women's rights convention (Seneca Falls, NY)   

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1592  Erhard Buttner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1670  Richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1688  On July - 19 birth of giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766)   

1735  On this day in history birth of garret Wesley Mornington, composer   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer was born on July - 19.   

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

1750  On July - 19 birth of alessio Prati, composer   

1759  Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1346  On July - 19 dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle   

1374  On this day in history francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69   

1415  On this day in history 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 July - 19.   

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