Historical Events In July - 19

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

1730  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer, dies at 49  

1735  On this day in history garret Wesley Mornington, composer  

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  John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1750  On this day in history alessio Prati, composer  

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

1782  Jonathan Blewitt, composer on July - 19.  

1789  On July - 19 john Martin, English painter  

1797  On July - 19 johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer  

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

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 this day in history.  

1817  Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union) on this day in history.  

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 July - 19.  

1834  The birth of Edgar Degas, French impressionist and sculptor on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1843  On July - 19 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  On this day in history 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  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 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  On July - 19 birth of garret Wesley Mornington, composer  

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

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

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

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

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

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

1534  On July - 19 willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70  

1543  On July - 19 death of lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England