Page 2: Historical Events In July - 19

1702  Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Crackow on July - 19.   

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

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

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

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

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

1750  Alessio Prati, composer on July - 19.   

1760  On this day in history 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  John Martin, English painter on this day in history.   

1797  Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer on July - 19.   

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  On this day in history luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34   

1811  Vincenz Lachner, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1817  Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union) on July - 19.   

1819  Gottfried Keller, writer on July - 19.   

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

1828  On July - 19 roger Atkinson Pryor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919   

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

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

1834  On this day in history edgar Degas, France, impressionist painter (Bouquet)   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Ascension on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1846  On July - 19 charles Edward Pickering, pioneered American spectroscopist   

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  Erhard Buttner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1688  Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1735  On this day in history birth of garret Wesley Mornington, composer   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer was born on July - 19.   

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

1750  On this day in history birth of alessio Prati, composer   

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

0514  Symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies on this day in history.   

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  On July - 19 francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69   

1415  On July - 19 death of philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359)   

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.