Page 3: Historical Events In May - 19

1864  On this day in history skirmish at Cassville GA   

1864  On this day in history battle of Port Walthall Junction, VA (Bermuda Hundred)   

1864  Carl Ethan Akeley, US, naturalist, devoleped animal mount process on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history nathaniel Hawthorne, US, writer (Scarlet Letter), dies   

1865  President Jefferson Davis is captured by Union Cavalry in Georgia on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history jules Poncelet, Belgian minister of State   

1872  On this day in history johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44   

1873  Federico Gerdes, composer on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history gilbert Laird Jessop, cricketer (The Croucher)   

1876  On May - 19 guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian/politician, dies at 74   

1878  Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield on this day in history.   

1878  Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by Pres Garfield on this day in history.   

1878  Adam von Ahn Carse, composer on May - 19.   

1879  Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, US/Eng's feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor on May - 19.   

1880  On May - 19 allard R Hulshoff, architect of Amsterdam (1924)   

1882  Commodore Shufeldt (USS Swatara) lands in Korea to negotiate first treaty between Korea and Western power on May - 19.   

1883  Henricus WJM Keuls, Dutch lawyer/poet (Dancing Lamp) on this day in history.   

1884  Ringling Brothers circus premieres on this day in history.   

1884  On this day in history arthur Meulemans, Belgian composer (Adriaan Brouwer) (or 5/10)   

1885  German chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon &Togoland on May - 19.   

1885  On this day in history the first mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn MA)   

1885  1st mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn, Massachusetts) on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history camille Saint-Saëns' 3rd Symphony in C, premieres   

1890  The birth of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader, after whom Saigon was renamed on May - 19.   

1890  On May - 19 ho Chi Minh, trail blazer/leader of Vietnam (1946, 1969)   

1890  Gus Kempis, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies of fever at 24 on this day in history.   

1891  On May - 19 rice Institute, which became Rice University, is chartered   

1892  On May - 19 charles Brady King invents pneumatic hammer   

1892  On this day in history national Society of Colonial Dames of America founded   

1892  Konstatin G Paustovski, Russian author (Povestj Zjizni) [OS] on this day in history.   

1893  Heavy rain washes "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway) on this day in history.   

1893  Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway) on May - 19.   

1895  Albert Hay Malotte, composer on May - 19.   

1895  Jose J Marti y Perez, Spanish/Cuban poet (Versos sencillos), dies on this day in history.   

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on May - 19.   

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on May - 19.   

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on May - 19.   

1724  On this day in history birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)   

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.   

1746  On May - 19 birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on this day in history.   

0804  On May - 19 alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 19.   

1125  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on May - 19.   

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on this day in history.   

1319  Death of Louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276) on May - 19.   

1389  On this day in history death of dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)   

1526  On May - 19 death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)   

1531  On May - 19 death of jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)