Historical Events In July - 19

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

1730  On July - 19 jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer, dies at 49   

1735  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer on July - 19.   

1740  On July - 19 francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer on July - 19.   

1742  On this day in history john-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45   

1750  On this day in history alessio Prati, composer   

1760  The formal request to found the later city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is filed by its founders on this day in history.   

1782  Jonathan Blewitt, composer on July - 19.   

1789  John Martin, English painter on July - 19.   

1797  On July - 19 johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer   

1799  On this day in history 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.   

1810  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 on this day in history.   

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  Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer, dies at 76 on July - 19.   

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  Survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days on July - 19.   

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

1819  Gottfried Keller, writer on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1834  On July - 19 edgar Degas, France, impressionist painter (Bouquet)   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Ascension on this day in history.   

1838  Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (Rule of Allen) on this day in history.   

1838  On this day in history 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 July - 19.   

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

1847  Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer, dies at 75 on July - 19.   

1848  The first women's rights convention (Seneca Falls, NY) on July - 19.   

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1592  On this day in history birth of erhard Buttner, composer   

1670  On July - 19 birth of richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758)   

1688  Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1735  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer was born on this day in history.   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer was born on July - 19.   

1744  On July - 19 birth of heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806)   

1750  On July - 19 birth of alessio Prati, composer   

1759  On this day in history birth of seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833)   

0514  On July - 19 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 this day in history dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle   

1374  On July - 19 francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69   

1415  On July - 19 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 July - 19.   

1543  On July - 19 death of lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England