Page 2: Historical Events In July - 19

1702  On this day in history swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Crackow   

1730  Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1735  On this day in history garret Wesley Mornington, composer   

1740  Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 on July - 19.   

1742  On July - 19 jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer   

1742  John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1750  On July - 19 alessio Prati, composer   

1760  The formal request to found the later city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is filed by its founders on July - 19.   

1782  Jonathan Blewitt, composer on July - 19.   

1789  On this day in history john Martin, English painter   

1797  Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer on this day in history.   

1799  A group of Napoleon Bonaparte's soldiers discover what is now known as The Rosetta Stone, enabling the translation of hieroglyphics for the first time on July - 19.   

1810  Prussia's Queen Louise dies at age 34 Napoleon has tried to destroy her reputation, but his charges have only endeared her to her people on July - 19.   

1810  On July - 19 luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34   

1811  Vincenz Lachner, composer on this day in history.   

1811  Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer, dies at 76 on July - 19.   

1814  Samuel Colt, US inventor (Colt 6 shot revolver) on this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history matthew Flinders, English cartographer (Australia coast), dies at 40   

1816  Survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days on this day in history.   

1817  On July - 19 mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union)   

1819  Gottfried Keller, writer on July - 19.   

1823  George Henry Gordon, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1828  Roger Atkinson Pryor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919 on July - 19.   

1833  John Wesley Turner, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1899 on this day in history.   

1834  On July - 19 the birth of Edgar Degas, French impressionist and sculptor   

1834  Edgar Degas, France, impressionist painter (Bouquet) on July - 19.   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Ascension on July - 19.   

1838  On this day in history joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (Rule of Allen)   

1838  On July - 19 frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72   

1843  On July - 19 brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and also becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.   

1844  On this day in history heinrich Domnich, composer, dies at 77   

1846  Charles Edward Pickering, pioneered American spectroscopist on this day in history.   

1847  Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer, dies at 75 on July - 19.   

1848  The first women's rights convention (Seneca Falls, NY) on this day in history.   

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1592  On July - 19 birth of erhard Buttner, composer   

1670  Richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1688  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766)   

1735  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer was born on this day in history.   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  On July - 19 birth of heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806)   

1750  On July - 19 birth of alessio Prati, composer   

1759  Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833) was born on July - 19.   

0514  On July - 19 symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies   

1054  Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1234  Death of Floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament on this day in history.   

1346  Dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle on July - 19.   

1374  Francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69 on July - 19.   

1415  Death of Philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359) on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70   

1543  Death of Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England on this day in history.