Historical Events In March - 19

1734  On March - 19 thomas McKean, US attorney (signed Decl of Independence) [or Apr 19]   

1740  Johann Georg Roser, composer on March - 19.   

1742  On this day in history zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch literary/poet   

1745  Nicolas Sejan, composer on March - 19.   

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

1748  English Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize US on March - 19.   

1752  Jose Mauricio, composer on March - 19.   

1767  On March - 19 leonhard von Call, composer   

1775  4 people buried by avalanche for 37 days, 3 survive (Italy) on March - 19.   

1775  On this day in history poland &Prussia sign trade agreement   

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 this day in history 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 March - 19 philip Hayes, composer, dies at 58   

1799  On March - 19 joseph Haydn's "Die Schopfung," premieres in Vienna   

1803  On March - 19 johann von Schillers "Die Braut von Messina," premieres in Weimar   

1809  Fredrik Pacius, composer on this day in history.   

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

1813  On March - 19 the birth of Dr David Livingstone, Scottish explorer and opponent of slave trade   

1813  David Livingstone, Scotland, explorer (found by Stanley in Africa) on this day in history.   

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

1817  On this day in history lewis Henry Little, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1819  On March - 19 david Henry Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1891   

1821  Francis Barretto Spinola, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1822  Boston, Mass incorporated as a city on this day in history.   

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

1827  On this day in history alexander Shaler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1911   

1831  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 on this day in history.   

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

1837  On this day in history robert Daniel Johnston, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919   

1844  Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright (Kovan onnen lapsia) on this day in history.   

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

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1434  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443)   

1488  Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.   

1503  On March - 19 birth of benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina)   

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  On March - 19 birth of hasegawa Tohaku, Japanese painter   

1238  On this day in history death of duke Henry I of Poland (b. 1163)   

1263  On this day in history hugo of St-Cher/a S Caro, French cardinal, dies   

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

1286  On March - 19 death of king Alexander III of Scotland (b. 1241)   

1330  Death of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1301) on this day in history.   

1406  Death of Ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (b. 1332) on March - 19.   

1556  On this day in history 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)