Page 2: Historical Events In August - 19

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

1698  On August - 19 russian czar Peter the Great begins term   

1699  Jose Saenz d'aguirre, Spanish cardinal, dies at 69 on August - 19.   

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

1719  Karl H Freiherr von Canstein, German lawyer, dies at 52 on August - 19.   

1737  On August - 19 johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer   

1743  On this day in history marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV   

1744  On August - 19 carlo Arrigoni, composer, dies at 46   

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 August - 19 battle at Gross Jagerndorf: Russian army beats Prussia [NS=Aug 30]   

1768  On this day in history 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  Baranger, writer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1796  On August - 19 spain & France sign anti-English alliance   

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

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

1812  Vincenzo Righini, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

1813  On August - 19 william Henry Fry, composer   

1813  Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer, dies at 54 on August - 19.   

1815  On August - 19 john Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

1816  Java again in Dutch hands on August - 19.   

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 August - 19.   

1821  On August - 19 failed liberal coup against French King Louis XVIII   

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

1824  Georg Goltermann, composer on this day in history.   

1826  On August - 19 canada Co chartered to colonize Upper Canada (Ontario)   

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1342  On this day in history birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on August - 19.   

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

1557  On August - 19 birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

1558  On August - 19 birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1590  On August - 19 birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)   

1596  On August - 19 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  On this day in history sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies   

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on August - 19.   

1186  On August - 19 death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)   

1245  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on August - 19.   

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

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