Page 3: Historical Events In August - 19

1831  On August - 19 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 August - 19.   

1839  Oskar Brefeld, German botanist on August - 19.   

1844  Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) on August - 19.   

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

1849  NY Herald reports gold discovery in California on this day in history.   

1851  Frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11) on August - 19.   

1851  On August - 19 gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80   

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

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

1860  On this day in history john Kane, Scottish-born US primitivist painter (Self-Portrait)   

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

1864  On this day in history 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 August - 19 eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63   

1873  On August - 19 fred Stone, Longmont CO, acrobat/Broadway actor (Alice Adams)   

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

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

1881  On August - 19 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  On this day in history elsie Ferguson, NY, actress (Lie, Footlights, Scarlet Pages)   

1886  On this day in history robert Heger, composer   

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

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 August - 19.   

1889  Arthur Waley, sinologist, translator from Chinese & Japanese on this day in history.   

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

1890  On this day in history yves Alix, French painter/graphic artist   

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

1892  Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer, dies at 62 on August - 19.   

1893  Alfred Lunt, Milwaukee WI, Broadway actor (Emmy 1965) on August - 19.   

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

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 August - 19.   

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on this day in history.   

1297  On August - 19 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  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on August - 19.