Historical Events In July - 19

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

1730  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer, dies at 49   

1735  On this day in history garret Wesley Mornington, composer   

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

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

1742  John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1750  On July - 19 alessio Prati, composer   

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  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 on this day in history.   

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 July - 19.   

1811  Vincenz Lachner, composer on this day in history.   

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

1814  Samuel Colt, US inventor (Colt 6 shot revolver) on July - 19.   

1814  Matthew Flinders, English cartographer (Australia coast), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

1816  On July - 19 survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days   

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

1819  Gottfried Keller, writer on July - 19.   

1823  On July - 19 george Henry Gordon, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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 July - 19.   

1834  Edgar Degas, France, impressionist painter (Bouquet) on this day in history.   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Ascension on July - 19.   

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

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 July - 19.   

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

1846  Charles Edward Pickering, pioneered American spectroscopist on this day in history.   

1847  Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1848  On July - 19 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  On July - 19 birth of richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758)   

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  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1234  On July - 19 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  Francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1543  Death of Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England on this day in history.