Historical Events In March - 19

1734  Thomas McKean, US attorney (signed Decl of Independence) [or Apr 19] on March - 19.   

1740  On this day in history johann Georg Roser, composer   

1742  Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch literary/poet on this day in history.   

1745  Nicolas Sejan, composer on this day in history.   

1747  Quebec Quebec, Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de La Jonquiere 1685-1752 appointed Governor of New France on this day in history.   

1748  English Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize US on this day in history.   

1752  On March - 19 jose Mauricio, composer   

1767  Leonhard von Call, composer on March - 19.   

1775  4 people buried by avalanche for 37 days, 3 survive (Italy) on this day in history.   

1775  On March - 19 poland &Prussia sign trade agreement   

1777  Anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/diplomat on March - 19.   

1782  On this day in history adrien Trudo Sale, composer, dies at 59   

1785  On this day in history pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer   

1790  Supply ship HMS Sirius, one of the vessels in the First Fleet to Australia, is wrecked on Norfolk Island en route to pick up supplies on this day in history.   

1796  Stephen Storace, composer, dies at 33 on March - 19.   

1797  On March - 19 philip Hayes, composer, dies at 58   

1799  On March - 19 joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna   

1803  On March - 19 johann von Schillers "Die Braut von Messina," premieres in Weimar   

1809  Fredrik Pacius, composer on March - 19.   

1811  On this day in history frantisek Adam Mica, composer, dies at 65   

1813  The birth of Dr David Livingstone, Scottish explorer and opponent of slave trade on March - 19.   

1813  On this day in history david Livingstone, Scotland, explorer (found by Stanley in Africa)   

1816  Johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst, composer on March - 19.   

1817  On March - 19 lewis Henry Little, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1819  On this day in history david Henry Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1891   

1821  On March - 19 francis Barretto Spinola, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1822  Boston, Mass incorporated as a city on this day in history.   

1823  Cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Surinam (1873-82) on March - 19.   

1827  Alexander Shaler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1911 on this day in history.   

1831  On March - 19 in the first recorded bank heist in U.S. history, the doors of the City Bank on New York City’s Wall Street are opened by duplicate keys on a Saturday morning, and the perpetrator escapes with $245,000   

1831  On this day in history 1st US bank robbery (City Bank, NY/$245,000)   

1837  On this day in history robert Daniel Johnston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919   

1844  Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright (Kovan onnen lapsia) on this day in history.   

1845  On March - 19 willem H de Beaufort, Dutch historian/politician   

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1434  Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443) was born on March - 19.   

1488  Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.   

1503  On this day in history birth of benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina)   

1589  On March - 19 birth of william Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)   

1593  On this day in history birth of georges de la Tour, French painter   

1601  Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) was born on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history birth of johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56)   

1610  Hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter was born on March - 19.   

1238  Death of Duke Henry I of Poland (b. 1163) on this day in history.   

1263  Hugo of St-Cher/a S Caro, French cardinal, dies on this day in history.   

1279  Death of Emperor Bing of Song China (b. 1271) on March - 19.   

1286  On March - 19 death of king Alexander III of Scotland (b. 1241)   

1330  On this day in history death of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1301)   

1406  On this day in history death of ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (b. 1332)   

1556  Lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70 on March - 19.   

1623  On March - 19 death of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556)