Page 2: 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 this day in history.   

1735  On this day in history garret Wesley Mornington, composer   

1740  On this day in history francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71   

1742  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer   

1742  On July - 19 john-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45   

1750  On July - 19 alessio Prati, composer   

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

1782  Jonathan Blewitt, composer on July - 19.   

1789  On July - 19 john Martin, English painter   

1797  On this day in history johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1810  Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history vincenz Lachner, composer   

1811  On this day in history christian Gotthilf Tag, composer, dies at 76   

1814  Samuel Colt, US inventor (Colt 6 shot revolver) on July - 19.   

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

1816  Survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days on July - 19.   

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

1819  Gottfried Keller, writer on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history george Henry Gordon, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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

1833  On this day in history john Wesley Turner, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1899   

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

1834  Edgar Degas, France, impressionist painter (Bouquet) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  On July - 19 heinrich Domnich, composer, dies at 77   

1846  On this day in history charles Edward Pickering, pioneered American spectroscopist   

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

1848  The first women's rights convention (Seneca Falls, NY) on July - 19.   

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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 July - 19.   

1688  Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766) was born on July - 19.   

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

1742  On July - 19 birth of jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer   

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

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  On this day in history bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies   

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

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 July - 19.   

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 July - 19.