Historical Events In July - 19

1702  Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Crackow on this day in history.   

1730  Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer, dies at 49 on July - 19.   

1735  On this day in history garret Wesley Mornington, composer   

1740  On July - 19 francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71   

1742  On July - 19 jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer   

1742  John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45 on July - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

1782  Jonathan Blewitt, composer on July - 19.   

1789  On July - 19 john Martin, English painter   

1797  Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer on July - 19.   

1799  On July - 19 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.   

1810  On July - 19 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   

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

1811  On this day in history vincenz Lachner, composer   

1811  Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1814  Matthew Flinders, English cartographer (Australia coast), dies at 40 on July - 19.   

1816  On July - 19 survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days   

1817  On this day in history mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union)   

1819  On this day in history gottfried Keller, writer   

1823  George Henry Gordon, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on July - 19.   

1828  On this day in history roger Atkinson Pryor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919   

1833  On July - 19 john Wesley Turner, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1899   

1834  The birth of Edgar Degas, French impressionist and sculptor on July - 19.   

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

1836  On July - 19 hMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Ascension   

1838  Joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (Rule of Allen) on July - 19.   

1838  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72 on July - 19.   

1843  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 on July - 19.   

1844  Heinrich Domnich, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

1847  On July - 19 johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer, dies at 75   

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

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1592  Erhard Buttner, composer was born on July - 19.   

1670  On this day in history birth of richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758)   

1688  On July - 19 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 July - 19.   

1744  Heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806) was born on July - 19.   

1750  Alessio Prati, composer was born on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history birth of seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833)   

0514  Symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies on July - 19.   

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

1234  On this day in history death of floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament   

1346  On this day in history dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle   

1374  Francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1415  Death of Philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359) on July - 19.   

1534  Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1543  Death of Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England on July - 19.