Page 2: Historical Events In July - 19

1702  On July - 19 swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Crackow   

1730  On July - 19 jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer, dies at 49   

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

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

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

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

1750  Alessio Prati, composer on this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history the formal request to found the later city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is filed by its founders.   

1782  On this day in history jonathan Blewitt, composer   

1789  On July - 19 john Martin, English painter   

1797  On July - 19 johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer   

1799  On this day in history 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  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  Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1811  Vincenz Lachner, composer on July - 19.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1819  On this day in history gottfried Keller, writer   

1823  On July - 19 george Henry Gordon, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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

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

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

1843  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history the first women's rights convention (Seneca Falls, NY)   

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1592  On this day in history birth of erhard Buttner, composer   

1670  On July - 19 birth of richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758)   

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

1735  On July - 19 birth of garret Wesley Mornington, composer   

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

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

1750  Alessio Prati, composer was born on July - 19.   

1759  Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833) was born on this day in history.   

0514  On this day in history symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies   

1054  Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies on July - 19.   

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

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 July - 19.   

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

1534  Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70 on July - 19.   

1543  On this day in history death of lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England