Historical Events In August - 19

1692  On this day in history 5 women executed for witchcraft in Salem Mass  

1698  Russian czar Peter the Great begins term on this day in history.  

1699  On this day in history jose Saenz d'aguirre, Spanish cardinal, dies at 69  

1702  On August - 19 -24] Battle at Santa Marta Venz: English fleet beat French  

1719  Karl H Freiherr von Canstein, German lawyer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1737  Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer on August - 19.  

1743  On August - 19 marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV  

1744  On this day in history carlo Arrigoni, composer, dies at 46  

1753  [Johann] Balthasar Neumann, German architect, dies at 66 on August - 19.  

1756  On August - 19 anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime  

1757  Battle at Gross Jagerndorf: Russian army beats Prussia [NS=Aug 30] on August - 19.  

1768  On August - 19 saint Isaac's Cathedral is founded in Saint Petersburg, Russia.  

1772  On this day in history gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish govt & restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720  

1780  Baranger, writer on August - 19.  

1780  Bernhard Haltenberger, composer, dies at 32 on August - 19.  

1785  On this day in history seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks  

1787  On August - 19 w Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn  

1791  Benjamin Banneker published his 1st Almanac on this day in history.  

1795  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1796  Spain & France sign anti-English alliance on this day in history.  

1812  On August - 19 uSS Constitution captures HMS Guerriere. Lucy Brewer served on board Consituation as Nicolas Baker during this battle.  

1812  US warship Constitution defeats British warship Guerriere on this day in history.  

1812  On August - 19 vincenzo Righini, composer, dies at 56  

1813  On August - 19 gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's second triumvirate.  

1813  On August - 19 william Henry Fry, composer  

1813  On August - 19 johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer, dies at 54  

1815  On this day in history john Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879  

1816  On this day in history java again in Dutch hands  

1816  On August - 19 julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs  

1818  CAPT James Biddle takes possession of Oregon Territory for U.S on this day in history.  

1821  Failed liberal coup against French King Louis XVIII on August - 19.  

1822  On this day in history melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer, dies at 62  

1824  Georg Goltermann, composer on August - 19.  

1826  On this day in history canada Co chartered to colonize Upper Canada (Ontario)  

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1342  Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on August - 19.  

1398  On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)  

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on this day in history.  

1557  On this day in history birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)  

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.  

1590  On this day in history birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)  

1596  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I  

1596  On August - 19 birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)  

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on this day in history.  

0472  On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies  

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on this day in history.  

1245  On August - 19 death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)  

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on this day in history.  

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on this day in history.  

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1580  On August - 19 andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71