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  On this day in history birth of erhard Buttner, composer  

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

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer was born on this day in history.  

1744  Heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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  On this day in history death of lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England