Historical Events In March - 19

1734  Thomas McKean, US attorney (signed Decl of Independence) [or Apr 19] on March - 19.  

1740  Johann Georg Roser, composer on this day in history.  

1742  Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch literary/poet on March - 19.  

1745  On March - 19 nicolas Sejan, composer  

1747  On March - 19 quebec Quebec, Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de La Jonquiere 1685-1752 appointed Governor of New France  

1748  On this day in history english Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize US  

1752  Jose Mauricio, composer on March - 19.  

1767  On this day in history leonhard von Call, composer  

1775  On this day in history 4 people buried by avalanche for 37 days, 3 survive (Italy)  

1775  Poland &Prussia sign trade agreement on this day in history.  

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1777  On this day in history anton R Falck, Dutch minister of Education/diplomat  

1782  Adrien Trudo Sale, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1785  Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer on March - 19.  

1790  On March - 19 supply ship HMS Sirius, one of the vessels in the First Fleet to Australia, is wrecked on Norfolk Island en route to pick up supplies.  

1796  On this day in history stephen Storace, composer, dies at 33  

1797  On this day in history philip Hayes, composer, dies at 58  

1799  Joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna on March - 19.  

1803  Johann von Schillers "Die Braut von Messina," premieres in Weimar on March - 19.  

1809  Fredrik Pacius, composer on March - 19.  

1811  On this day in history frantisek Adam Mica, composer, dies at 65  

1813  The birth of Dr David Livingstone, Scottish explorer and opponent of slave trade on this day in history.  

1813  David Livingstone, Scotland, explorer (found by Stanley in Africa) on March - 19.  

1816  Johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst, composer on this day in history.  

1817  Lewis Henry Little, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history david Henry Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1891  

1821  On March - 19 francis Barretto Spinola, Brig General (Union volunteers)  

1822  On this day in history boston, Mass incorporated as a city  

1823  Cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Surinam (1873-82) on March - 19.  

1827  On March - 19 alexander Shaler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1911  

1831  On March - 19 in the first recorded bank heist in U.S. history, the doors of the City Bank on New York City’s Wall Street are opened by duplicate keys on a Saturday morning, and the perpetrator escapes with $245,000  

1831  On March - 19 1st US bank robbery (City Bank, NY/$245,000)  

1837  Robert Daniel Johnston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919 on March - 19.  

1844  Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright (Kovan onnen lapsia) on March - 19.  

1845  Willem H de Beaufort, Dutch historian/politician on this day in history.  

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1434  On March - 19 birth of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443)  

1488  On March - 19 birth of johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544)  

1503  Benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina) was born on this day in history.  

1589  On March - 19 birth of william Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized)  

1593  Georges de la Tour, French painter was born on this day in history.  

1601  Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) was born on this day in history.  

1604  Johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56) was born on March - 19.  

1610  Hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter was born on this day in history.  

1238  On March - 19 death of duke Henry I of Poland (b. 1163)  

1263  Hugo of St-Cher/a S Caro, French cardinal, dies on this day in history.  

1279  Death of Emperor Bing of Song China (b. 1271) on this day in history.  

1286  On this day in history death of king Alexander III of Scotland (b. 1241)  

1330  On March - 19 death of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1301)  

1406  On this day in history death of ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (b. 1332)  

1556  On March - 19 lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70  

1623  On March - 19 death of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556)