Page 2: Historical Events In December - 19

1790  William Parry, England, Arctic explorer on December - 19.   

1792  On December - 19 [Andries] Hendrik Potgieter, Cape Colony, settled Transvaal   

1795  First state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky on this day in history.   

1795  1st state appropriation of money for road building, Kentucky on December - 19.   

1796  Manuel Breton de los Herreros, Quel Spain, poet/comic playwright on December - 19.   

1797  On this day in history josef Theodor Krov, composer   

1798  Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, publisher (Moniteur Universel), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1800  On this day in history georg Peter Weimar, composer, dies at 66   

1804  Mary Bright, British PM Rockingham, dies on this day in history.   

1809  On December - 19 pierre-Joseph van Beneden, Belg, paleont (life cycle of tapeworms)   

1810  On December - 19 johann Heinrich Egli, composer, dies at 68   

1813  On this day in history thomas Andrews, Belfast Ireland, chemist/physicist (ozone)   

1814  Edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, Ohio, US Secretary of War (1861-65) on December - 19.   

1814  Joseph Bramah, Inventor and Locksmith, notably invented the beer pump on this day in history.   

1815  Michel Woldemar, composer, dies at 65 on December - 19.   

1817  On this day in history james Jay Archer, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1864   

1819  On this day in history james Clifford Veatch, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1821  Mary Ashton Livermore, American reformer/women's suffrage leader on this day in history.   

1823  Georgia passes state birth registration law the first in the union on December - 19.   

1823  On this day in history georgia passes 1st US state birth registration law   

1823  On this day in history nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer, dies at 67   

1824  On this day in history hercules Robinson, Ire, South Africa Commissioner (1880-89, 1895-97)   

1825  On this day in history george Frederick Bristow, composer   

1828  On December - 19 south Carolina declares the right of states to nullify federal laws   

1828  South Carolina declares right of states to nullify federal laws on this day in history.   

1832  On this day in history john Kirk Barry, Scot, Dr/companion to explorer David Livingstone   

1835  On December - 19 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin approaches NZ   

1836  On December - 19 maria L Sanford, pioneer educator (PTA)   

1837  On this day in history john Carpenter Carter, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1842  On this day in history uS recognizes independence of Hawaii   

1843  On this day in history charles Dickens publishes "A Christmas Carol," in England   

1848  Adam FJA van Duyn, governor of South Holland, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1849  Henry Clay Frick, Penn, built world's largest coke & steel operation on December - 19.   

1851  On this day in history j M William Turner, British painter (Rain, Steam & Speed), dies at 76   

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1036  Su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher was born on December - 19.   

1498  Andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist was born on this day in history.   

1554  On December - 19 birth of philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)   

1676  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

1683  Philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46) was born on this day in history.   

1699  On this day in history birth of william Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777)   

1714  John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779) was born on December - 19.   

1723  On December - 19 birth of susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother   

0401  On this day in history anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies   

1075  Death of Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England on December - 19.   

1327  Death of Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy on this day in history.   

1370  Urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies on December - 19.   

1614  Melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67 on December - 19.   

1737  Death of James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667) on this day in history.   

1741  On December - 19 vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies   

1749  On December - 19 francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76