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 December - 19.   

1859  Grading started for Market Street RR on this day in history.   

1861  Battle of Black Water on this day in history.   

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

1862  Skirmish at Jackson/Salem Church, Tenn (80 casualties) on December - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history jean-Georges Kastner, composer, dies at 57   

1869  Eduard Hermann, Coburg Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, German linguist (Homer) on December - 19.   

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 this day in history carlo Gatti, composer   

1878  Anton Lajovic, composer on December - 19.   

1879  On this day in history beals C Wright, tennis champ (US Open-1905)   

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

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

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

1882  On December - 19 walter Braunfels, composer   

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

1884  Italy recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State on this day in history.   

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

1885  On December - 19 f S Flint, London England, translator/poet (imagist movement)   

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

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

1889  Bishop Museum founded in Hawaii on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history 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 December - 19.   

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 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  On December - 19 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  On this day in history 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  Melchior Bischoff, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

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

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