Historical Events In December - 19

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

1854  On December - 19 allen Wilson of Conn patents sewing machine to sew curving seams  

1859  On December - 19 grading started for Market Street RR  

1861  Battle of Black Water on this day in history.  

1861  On this day in history constance [Clara] Garnett, Brighton Engld, Russian-English translator  

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

1864  Adolf Sandberger, composer on December - 19.  

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 December - 19.  

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 December - 19.  

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

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 this day in history anton Lajovic, composer  

1879  Beals C Wright, tennis champ (US Open-1905) on December - 19.  

1880  Nemesio Otano y Eugenio, composer on December - 19.  

1881  The opera "Herodiade" is produced (Brussels) on this day in history.  

1881  Opera "Hérodiade" is produced (Brussels) on December - 19.  

1882  Walter Braunfels, composer on this day in history.  

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  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 December - 19 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  On this day in history stanley's expedition reaches Fort Bodo, East-Africa  

1888  On December - 19 fritz Reiner, Budapest Hungary, US conductor (Chicago Symphony Orch)  

1889  On this day in history bishop Museum founded in Hawaii  

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 this day in history.  

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

1498  On this day in history birth of andreas Osiander, Germany, Protestant Reformation theologist  

1554  Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618) was born on December - 19.  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1327  On December - 19 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  On this day in history melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67  

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

1741  Vitus J Bering, Dutch navigator/explorer, dies on this day in history.  

1749  Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 on December - 19.