Page 2: Historical Events In August - 19

1692  On August - 19 5 women executed for witchcraft in Salem Mass   

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

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

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

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

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  Carlo Arrigoni, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

1756  On this day in history anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime   

1757  On this day in history battle at Gross Jagerndorf: Russian army beats Prussia [NS=Aug 30]   

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

1772  On August - 19 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 this day in history.   

1785  On August - 19 seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks   

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

1791  On August - 19 benjamin Banneker published his 1st Almanac   

1795  Friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer, dies at 67 on August - 19.   

1796  Spain & France sign anti-English alliance on August - 19.   

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  Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's second triumvirate on August - 19.   

1813  William Henry Fry, composer on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer, dies at 54   

1815  John Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 on August - 19.   

1816  On August - 19 java again in Dutch hands   

1816  On this day in history 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  On August - 19 failed liberal coup against French King Louis XVIII   

1822  On August - 19 melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer, dies at 62   

1824  On August - 19 georg Goltermann, composer   

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

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1342  On August - 19 birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

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

1521  On this day in history birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on August - 19.   

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

1590  Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

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

1596  Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on August - 19.   

0440  On August - 19 sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies   

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 August - 19.   

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on August - 19.   

1493  On this day in history frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77   

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