Page 3: Historical Events In December - 19

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

1854  Allen Wilson of Conn patents sewing machine to sew curving seams on December - 19.   

1859  Grading started for Market Street RR on December - 19.   

1861  On this day in history battle of Black Water   

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

1862  On this day in history skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tenn (80 casualties)   

1864  On December - 19 adolf Sandberger, composer   

1865  Hermann Hirt, Magdeburg Prussia, linguist (Indo-European Grammar) on December - 19.   

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

1867  On December - 19 jean-Georges Kastner, composer, dies at 57   

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

1871  On this day in history albert Jones, New York NY, patents corrugated paper   

1871  On December - 19 albert L Jones (NYC), patents corrugated paper   

1875  On this day in history carter G Woodson, New Canton Va, American historian (black studies)   

1876  On December - 19 carlo Gatti, composer   

1878  On December - 19 anton Lajovic, composer   

1879  On December - 19 beals C Wright, tennis champ (US Open-1905)   

1880  Nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer on this day in history.   

1881  The opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels) on December - 19.   

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

1882  Walter Braunfels, composer on December - 19.   

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

1884  On December - 19 italy recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State   

1884  On December - 19 antonin Zapotocky, Czechoslovak president (Ceskoslovensky Spisouatel)   

1885  On this day in history f S Flint, London England, translator/poet (imagist movement)   

1887  On this day in history jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw   

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

1888  Stanley's expedition reaches Fort Bodo, East-Africa on December - 19.   

1888  Fritz Reiner, Budapest Hungary, US conductor (Chicago Symphony Orch) on this day in history.   

1889  Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii on December - 19.   

1890  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Beryl Coronet" (BG) on December - 19.   

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

1891  First Negro Catholic priest ordained in US, Charles Uncles, Baltimore on this day in history.   

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

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1036  On this day in history birth of su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher   

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

1554  Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 19.   

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  Susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother was born on this day in history.   

0401  On December - 19 anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies   

1075  Death of Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England on this day in history.   

1327  Death of Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy on December - 19.   

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 this day in history vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies   

1749  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.