Events & Holidays In July - 19

Birthday of Yand di-Pertuan Besar of Ng Sembilan (Malaysia)

Edgar Degas' Birthday (France)

Liberation Day (Nicaragua)

Martyr's Day (Myanmar / Burma)

Sandinista Day (Nicaragua)

1592  Erhard Buttner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1670  On this day in history birth of richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758)   

1688  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766)   

1735  On this day in history birth of garret Wesley Mornington, composer   

1742  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer   

1744  On this day in history birth of heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806)   

1750  Alessio Prati, composer was born on this day in history.   

1759  Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.   

0514  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament   

1346  Dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1374  Francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1415  Death of Philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359) on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70   

1543  Death of Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England on this day in history.