Historical Events In August - 19

1831  Stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on August - 19.  

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

1839  On August - 19 details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris  

1839  Oskar Brefeld, German botanist on August - 19.  

1844  On August - 19 minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils)  

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

1849  On this day in history nY Herald reports gold discovery in California  

1851  Frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11) on this day in history.  

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

1858  On this day in history edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children)  

1859  Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) on August - 19.  

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

1861  Confederacy Congress allies with govt of MO on August - 19.  

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

1870  On this day in history bernard Baruch, financier/presidential adviser (Cold War)  

1871  On August - 19 orville Wright, Dayton OH, aviator (Wright Brothers)  

1872  On this day in history eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63  

1873  Fred Stone, Longmont CO, acrobat/Broadway actor (Alice Adams) on August - 19.  

1876  On August - 19 george Smith, English assyriologist (script), dies at 36  

1878  On this day in history manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, 1st president of Philippines (1935-42)  

1881  On this day in history georges Enesco, [or Enescu], Romania, composer (Romanian Dances)  

1881  On this day in history joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79  

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  Robert Heger, composer on August - 19.  

1888  On this day in history first beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins  

1888  1st beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1890  Yves Alix, French painter/graphic artist on this day in history.  

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

1892  On this day in history frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer, dies at 62  

1893  Alfred Lunt, Milwaukee WI, Broadway actor (Emmy 1965) on this day in history.  

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

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

1521  On August - 19 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  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  On August - 19 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  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 August - 19 death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)  

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

1580  On this day in history andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71