Historical Events In December - 19

1852  On December - 19 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  On December - 19 grading started for Market Street RR  

1861  On this day in history battle of Black Water  

1861  Constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator on December - 19.  

1862  On December - 19 skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tenn (80 casualties)  

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 December - 19.  

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

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

1871  Albert L Jones (NYC), patents corrugated paper on this day in history.  

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

1876  Carlo Gatti, composer on this day in history.  

1878  Anton Lajovic, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1882  On this day in history walter Braunfels, composer  

1883  Louis Davids, [Simon David], Dutch cabaret performer/chorus performer on this day in history.  

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

1884  On this day in history antonin Zapotocky, Czechoslovak president (Ceskoslovensky Spisouatel)  

1885  F S Flint, London England, translator/poet (imagist movement) on December - 19.  

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

1887  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1889  On December - 19 bishop Museum founded in Hawaii  

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

1890  On this day in history klaas Painter, vicar/antifascist (Occupies possession) [or 1880]  

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

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 this day in history.  

1683  On this day in history 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  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  Anastasius I, Bishop of Rome (399-401), dies on this day in history.  

1075  On December - 19 death of edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor of England  

1327  On this day in history death of agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy  

1370  On this day in history urban V, [Guillaume de Grimoard], 1st Avignon Pope (1362-70), dies  

1614  Melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1737  Death of James Sobieski, Crown Prince of Poland (b. 1667) on December - 19.  

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

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