Page 3: Historical Events In August - 19

1831  On this day in history stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle anchors at Angra Azores   

1839  Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history oskar Brefeld, German botanist   

1844  Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) on this day in history.   

1848  On August - 19 gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris)   

1849  NY Herald reports gold discovery in California on August - 19.   

1851  On this day in history frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11)   

1851  Gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80 on August - 19.   

1858  Edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children) on August - 19.   

1859  On August - 19 charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox)   

1860  John Kane, Scottish-born US primitivist painter (Self-Portrait) on August - 19.   

1861  On August - 19 confederacy Congress allies with govt of MO   

1864  On August - 19 2nd day of battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia   

1870  On August - 19 bernard Baruch, financier/presidential adviser (Cold War)   

1871  On this day in history orville Wright, Dayton OH, aviator (Wright Brothers)   

1872  On August - 19 eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63   

1873  Fred Stone, Longmont CO, acrobat/Broadway actor (Alice Adams) on this day in history.   

1876  George Smith, English assyriologist (script), dies at 36 on August - 19.   

1878  Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, 1st president of Philippines (1935-42) on August - 19.   

1881  Georges Enesco, [or Enescu], Romania, composer (Romanian Dances) on this day in history.   

1881  Joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1883  The birth of Gabrielle (aka Coco) Chanel, French designer on August - 19.   

1885  Elsie Ferguson, NY, actress (Lie, Footlights, Scarlet Pages) on this day in history.   

1886  On August - 19 robert Heger, composer   

1888  First beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins on August - 19.   

1888  On August - 19 1st beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins   

1888  Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1889  Arthur Waley, sinologist, translator from Chinese & Japanese on August - 19.   

1889  On August - 19 jean MMPA de Villiers de l'isle-Adam, French writer (Axel), dies at 60   

1890  Yves Alix, French painter/graphic artist on August - 19.   

1891  William Huggins describes astronomical application of spectrum on August - 19.   

1892  Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1893  On August - 19 alfred Lunt, Milwaukee WI, Broadway actor (Emmy 1965)   

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1342  Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on this day in history.   

1398  On August - 19 birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

1521  On August - 19 birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

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

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 August - 19.   

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

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  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on this day in history.   

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 August - 19 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