Page 3: Historical Events In May - 19

1864  Skirmish at Cassville GA on this day in history.   

1864  Battle of Port Walthall Junction, VA (Bermuda Hundred) on May - 19.   

1864  Carl Ethan Akeley, US, naturalist, devoleped animal mount process on May - 19.   

1864  On May - 19 nathaniel Hawthorne, US, writer (Scarlet Letter), dies   

1865  President Jefferson Davis is captured by Union Cavalry in Georgia on May - 19.   

1869  Jules Poncelet, Belgian minister of State on this day in history.   

1872  On May - 19 johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44   

1873  On this day in history federico Gerdes, composer   

1874  On May - 19 gilbert Laird Jessop, cricketer (The Croucher)   

1876  Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian/politician, dies at 74 on May - 19.   

1878  On May - 19 blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield   

1878  On May - 19 blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by Pres Garfield   

1878  Adam von Ahn Carse, composer on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, US/Eng's feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor   

1880  On May - 19 allard R Hulshoff, architect of Amsterdam (1924)   

1882  Commodore Shufeldt (USS Swatara) lands in Korea to negotiate first treaty between Korea and Western power on this day in history.   

1883  On May - 19 henricus WJM Keuls, Dutch lawyer/poet (Dancing Lamp)   

1884  On this day in history ringling Brothers circus premieres   

1884  On this day in history arthur Meulemans, Belgian composer (Adriaan Brouwer) (or 5/10)   

1885  German chancellor Bismarck takes possession of Cameroon &Togoland on May - 19.   

1885  The first mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn MA) on this day in history.   

1885  On May - 19 1st mass production of shoes (Jan Matzeliger in Lynn, Massachusetts)   

1886  On this day in history camille Saint-Saëns' 3rd Symphony in C, premieres   

1890  The birth of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader, after whom Saigon was renamed on this day in history.   

1890  Ho Chi Minh, trail blazer/leader of Vietnam (1946, 1969) on May - 19.   

1890  Gus Kempis, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies of fever at 24 on this day in history.   

1891  On May - 19 rice Institute, which became Rice University, is chartered   

1892  On May - 19 charles Brady King invents pneumatic hammer   

1892  On May - 19 national Society of Colonial Dames of America founded   

1892  On this day in history konstatin G Paustovski, Russian author (Povestj Zjizni) [OS]   

1893  Heavy rain washes "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway) on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway)   

1895  On May - 19 albert Hay Malotte, composer   

1895  On May - 19 jose J Marti y Perez, Spanish/Cuban poet (Versos sencillos), dies   

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on this day in history.   

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on this day in history.   

1616  On May - 19 birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.   

1724  On May - 19 birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)   

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.   

1746  On May - 19 birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

1755  On this day in history birth of gabriele Prota, composer   

0804  On this day in history alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1125  On this day in history death of vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053)   

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on this day in history.   

1319  On May - 19 death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276)   

1389  Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on May - 19.   

1526  On May - 19 death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)   

1531  On this day in history death of jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)