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 August - 19.  

1699  Jose Saenz d'aguirre, Spanish cardinal, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1702  -24] Battle at Santa Marta Venz: English fleet beat French on this day in history.  

1719  On August - 19 karl H Freiherr von Canstein, German lawyer, dies at 52  

1737  On August - 19 johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer  

1743  Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV on August - 19.  

1744  Carlo Arrigoni, composer, dies at 46 on August - 19.  

1753  [Johann] Balthasar Neumann, German architect, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1756  Anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime on August - 19.  

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

1780  On August - 19 baranger, writer  

1780  Bernhard Haltenberger, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.  

1785  Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks on this day in history.  

1787  W Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn on August - 19.  

1791  On this day in history benjamin Banneker published his 1st Almanac  

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 this day in history 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 August - 19.  

1812  On this day in history 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  John Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 on this day in history.  

1816  On this day in history java again in Dutch hands  

1816  Julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs on this day in history.  

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

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

1822  Melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer, dies at 62 on August - 19.  

1824  Georg Goltermann, composer on August - 19.  

1826  On August - 19 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 August - 19 birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)  

1596  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on August - 19.  

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 August - 19.  

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.  

1186  On this day in history death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)  

1245  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)  

1284  On this day in history death of alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273)  

1297  On this day in history death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)  

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