Page 2: Historical Events In July - 19

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

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

1735  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer on July - 19.   

1740  Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1742  On July - 19 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 July - 19 the formal request to found the later city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is filed by its founders.   

1782  Jonathan Blewitt, composer on this day in history.   

1789  On July - 19 john Martin, English painter   

1797  Johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer on July - 19.   

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

1811  On July - 19 vincenz Lachner, composer   

1811  On July - 19 christian Gotthilf Tag, composer, dies at 76   

1814  On July - 19 samuel Colt, US inventor (Colt 6 shot revolver)   

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

1816  On this day in history survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days   

1817  On July - 19 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 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 this day in history the birth of Edgar Degas, French impressionist and sculptor   

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

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

1838  On July - 19 joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (Rule of Allen)   

1838  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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  Charles Edward Pickering, pioneered American spectroscopist on July - 19.   

1847  Johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

1750  On July - 19 birth of alessio Prati, composer   

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  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 this day in history francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69   

1415  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England