Historical Events In December - 19

1852  A[lbert] A Michelson, Strelno Prussia, US physicist (Nobel 1907) on December - 19.  

1854  On this day in history allen Wilson of Conn patents sewing machine to sew curving seams  

1859  On this day in history grading started for Market Street RR  

1861  Battle of Black Water on this day in history.  

1861  Constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator on this day in history.  

1862  Skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tenn (80 casualties) on this day in history.  

1864  On December - 19 adolf Sandberger, composer  

1865  On this day in history hermann Hirt, Magdeburg Prussia, linguist (Indo-European Grammar)  

1867  Victims of "Angola Horror" burned to death (Angola NY) on this day in history.  

1867  Jean-Georges Kastner, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1869  On this day in history eduard Hermann, Coburg Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, German linguist (Homer)  

1871  Albert Jones, New York NY, patents corrugated paper on this day in history.  

1871  On this day in history albert L Jones (NYC), patents corrugated paper  

1875  On December - 19 carter G Woodson, New Canton Va, American historian (black studies)  

1876  Carlo Gatti, composer on December - 19.  

1878  On December - 19 anton Lajovic, composer  

1879  Beals C Wright, tennis champ (US Open-1905) on this day in history.  

1880  On this day in history nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer  

1881  On this day in history the opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels)  

1881  Opera "Hérodiade" is produced (Brussels) on this day in history.  

1882  Walter Braunfels, composer on December - 19.  

1883  Louis Davids, [Simon David], Dutch cabaret performer/chorus performer on December - 19.  

1884  On this day in history italy recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State  

1884  Antonin Zapotocky, Czechoslovak president (Ceskoslovensky Spisouatel) on this day in history.  

1885  F S Flint, London England, translator/poet (imagist movement) on this day in history.  

1887  Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw on this day in history.  

1887  On December - 19 jake Kilrain & Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw  

1888  Stanley's expedition reaches Fort Bodo, East-Africa on this day in history.  

1888  Fritz Reiner, Budapest Hungary, US conductor (Chicago Symphony Orch) on December - 19.  

1889  Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii on December - 19.  

1890  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Beryl Coronet" (BG) on this day in history.  

1890  Klaas Painter, vicar/antifascist (Occupies possession) [or 1880] on December - 19.  

1891  First Negro Catholic priest ordained in US, Charles Uncles, Baltimore on December - 19.  

1891  On this day in history 1st Negro Catholic priest ordained in US, Charles Uncles, Baltimore  

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1036  On December - 19 birth of su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher  

1498  On December - 19 birth of andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist  

1554  On this day in history birth of philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)  

1676  Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist was born on December - 19.  

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

1699  William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777) was born on December - 19.  

1714  On this day in history birth of john Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)  

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  On this day in history death of edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England  

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 this day in history.  

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

1737  On this day in history death of james Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667)  

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

1749  On this day in history francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76