Historical Events In December - 19

1852  A[lbert] A Michelson, Strelno Prussia, US physicist (Nobel 1907) on December - 19.   

1854  On this day in history allen Wilson of Conn patents sewing machine to sew curving seams   

1859  Grading started for Market Street RR on this day in history.   

1861  Battle of Black Water on December - 19.   

1861  Constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator on December - 19.   

1862  On this day in history skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tenn (80 casualties)   

1864  On this day in history adolf Sandberger, composer   

1865  Hermann Hirt, Magdeburg Prussia, linguist (Indo-European Grammar) on December - 19.   

1867  On December - 19 victims of "Angola Horror" burned to death (Angola NY)   

1867  On December - 19 jean-Georges Kastner, composer, dies at 57   

1869  On December - 19 eduard Hermann, Coburg Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, German linguist (Homer)   

1871  Albert Jones, New York NY, patents corrugated paper on this day in history.   

1871  On December - 19 albert L Jones (NYC), patents corrugated paper   

1875  Carter G Woodson, New Canton Va, American historian (black studies) on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history carlo Gatti, composer   

1878  Anton Lajovic, composer on December - 19.   

1879  Beals C Wright, tennis champ (US Open-1905) on December - 19.   

1880  On December - 19 nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer   

1881  On this day in history the opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

1881  On December - 19 opera "Hérodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

1882  On December - 19 walter Braunfels, composer   

1883  Louis Davids, [Simon David], Dutch cabaret performer/chorus performer on December - 19.   

1884  On December - 19 italy recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State   

1884  Antonin Zapotocky, Czechoslovak president (Ceskoslovensky Spisouatel) on December - 19.   

1885  On December - 19 f S Flint, London England, translator/poet (imagist movement)   

1887  On December - 19 jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw   

1887  On December - 19 jake Kilrain & Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw   

1888  Stanley's expedition reaches Fort Bodo, East-Africa on this day in history.   

1888  On December - 19 fritz Reiner, Budapest Hungary, US conductor (Chicago Symphony Orch)   

1889  Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Beryl Coronet" (BG)   

1890  On December - 19 klaas Painter, vicar/antifascist (Occupies possession) [or 1880]   

1891  First Negro Catholic priest ordained in US, Charles Uncles, Baltimore on December - 19.   

1891  On December - 19 1st Negro Catholic priest ordained in US, Charles Uncles, Baltimore   

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1036  On December - 19 birth of su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher   

1498  Andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist was born on this day in history.   

1554  On this day in history birth of philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)   

1676  On this day in history birth of louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist   

1683  On December - 19 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 December - 19 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  Anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies on this day in history.   

1075  On December - 19 death of edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England   

1327  Death of Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy on this day in history.   

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

1614  On December - 19 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  On this day in history francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76