Page 3: Historical Events In December - 19

1852  On this day in history a[lbert] A Michelson, Strelno Prussia, US physicist (Nobel 1907)   

1854  Allen Wilson of Conn patents sewing machine to sew curving seams on this day in history.   

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

1861  On December - 19 battle of Black Water   

1861  On December - 19 constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator   

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

1864  On December - 19 adolf Sandberger, composer   

1865  On December - 19 hermann Hirt, Magdeburg Prussia, linguist (Indo-European Grammar)   

1867  Victims of "Angola Horror" burned to death (Angola NY) on December - 19.   

1867  Jean-Georges Kastner, composer, dies at 57 on December - 19.   

1869  Eduard Hermann, Coburg Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, German linguist (Homer) on this day in history.   

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

1871  Albert L Jones (NYC), patents corrugated paper on December - 19.   

1875  On this day in history 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 December - 19.   

1880  On December - 19 nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer   

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

1881  On December - 19 opera "Hérodiade" is produced (Brussels)   

1882  Walter Braunfels, composer on December - 19.   

1883  On December - 19 louis Davids, [Simon David], Dutch cabaret performer/chorus performer   

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 December - 19.   

1887  Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw on December - 19.   

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

1888  On December - 19 stanley's expedition reaches Fort Bodo, East-Africa   

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

1889  Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii on December - 19.   

1890  On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Beryl Coronet" (BG)   

1890  On December - 19 klaas Painter, vicar/antifascist (Occupies possession) [or 1880]   

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

1891  On December - 19 1st Negro Catholic priest ordained in US, Charles Uncles, Baltimore   

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1036  Su Tung-p'o, China, poet/essayist/painter/calligrapher was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1676  On this day in history birth of louis-Nicholas Clerambault, Paris France, composer/organist   

1683  On December - 19 birth of philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)   

1699  William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777) was born on this day in history.   

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

1723  On this day in history birth of susanne K von Klettenberg, German friend of Goethes mother   

0401  Anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies on December - 19.   

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

1327  On December - 19 death of agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy   

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 December - 19 death of james Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667)   

1741  Vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies on December - 19.   

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