Historical Events In December - 19

1790  William Parry, England, Arctic explorer on December - 19.   

1792  On December - 19 [Andries] Hendrik Potgieter, Cape Colony, settled Transvaal   

1795  On December - 19 first state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky   

1795  1st state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky on December - 19.   

1796  Manuel Breton de los Herreros, Quel Spain, poet/comic playwright on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history josef Theodor Krov, composer   

1798  On December - 19 charles-Joseph Panckoucke, publisher (Moniteur Universel), dies at 62   

1800  Georg Peter Weimar, composer, dies at 66 on December - 19.   

1804  Mary Bright, British PM Rockingham, dies on December - 19.   

1809  On this day in history pierre-Joseph van Beneden, Belg, paleont (life cycle of tapeworms)   

1810  On December - 19 johann Heinrich Egli, composer, dies at 68   

1813  On this day in history thomas Andrews, Belfast Ireland, chemist/physicist (ozone)   

1814  Edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, Ohio, US Secretary of War (1861-65) on December - 19.   

1814  On December - 19 joseph Bramah, Inventor and Locksmith, notably invented the beer pump   

1815  On this day in history michel Woldemar, composer, dies at 65   

1817  On this day in history james Jay Archer, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1864   

1819  On this day in history james Clifford Veatch, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1821  On December - 19 mary Ashton Livermore, American reformer/women's suffrage leader   

1823  Georgia passes state birth registration law the first in the union on December - 19.   

1823  On December - 19 georgia passes 1st US state birth registration law   

1823  On December - 19 nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer, dies at 67   

1824  Hercules Robinson, Ire, South Africa Commissioner (1880-89, 1895-97) on this day in history.   

1825  George Frederick Bristow, composer on December - 19.   

1828  On December - 19 south Carolina declares the right of states to nullify federal laws   

1828  South Carolina declares right of states to nullify federal laws on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history john Kirk Barry, Scot, Dr/companion to explorer David Livingstone   

1835  On this day in history hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin approaches NZ   

1836  On this day in history maria L Sanford, pioneer educator (PTA)   

1837  On December - 19 john Carpenter Carter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1842  US recognizes independence of Hawaii on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history charles Dickens publishes "A Christmas Carol," in England   

1848  Adam FJA van Duyn, governor of South Holland, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1849  On this day in history henry Clay Frick, Penn, built world's largest coke & steel operation   

1851  J M William Turner, British painter (Rain, Steam & Speed), dies at 76 on December - 19.   

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1036  On this day in history birth of su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher   

1498  Andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist was born on December - 19.   

1554  On December - 19 birth of philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)   

1676  On December - 19 birth of louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist   

1683  On this day in history birth of philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)   

1699  On this day in history birth of william Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777)   

1714  On this day in history birth of john Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)   

1723  On this day in history birth of susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother   

0401  On this day in history anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies   

1075  On this day in history death of edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England   

1327  On December - 19 death of agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy   

1370  Urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies on December - 19.   

1614  On this day in history melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67   

1737  On December - 19 death of james Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667)   

1741  On this day in history vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies   

1749  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 on December - 19.