Page 2: Historical Events In August - 19

1692  5 women executed for witchcraft in Salem Mass on August - 19.   

1698  On August - 19 russian czar Peter the Great begins term   

1699  Jose Saenz d'aguirre, Spanish cardinal, dies at 69 on August - 19.   

1702  On this day in history -24] Battle at Santa Marta Venz: English fleet beat French   

1719  On August - 19 karl H Freiherr von Canstein, German lawyer, dies at 52   

1737  On this day in history johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer   

1743  On this day in history marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV   

1744  On August - 19 carlo Arrigoni, composer, dies at 46   

1753  [Johann] Balthasar Neumann, German architect, dies at 66 on August - 19.   

1756  Anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime on this day in history.   

1757  Battle at Gross Jagerndorf: Russian army beats Prussia [NS=Aug 30] on August - 19.   

1768  Saint Isaac's Cathedral is founded in Saint Petersburg, Russia on August - 19.   

1772  On this day in history gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish govt & restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720   

1780  On August - 19 baranger, writer   

1780  Bernhard Haltenberger, composer, dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1785  On August - 19 seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks   

1787  On August - 19 w Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn   

1791  On this day in history benjamin Banneker published his 1st Almanac   

1795  On this day in history friedrich Hartmann Graf, composer, dies at 67   

1796  On August - 19 spain & France sign anti-English alliance   

1812  USS Constitution captures HMS Guerriere. Lucy Brewer served on board Consituation as Nicolas Baker during this battle on this day in history.   

1812  US warship Constitution defeats British warship Guerriere on this day in history.   

1812  Vincenzo Righini, composer, dies at 56 on August - 19.   

1813  Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's second triumvirate on this day in history.   

1813  William Henry Fry, composer on this day in history.   

1813  Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1815  John Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 on August - 19.   

1816  On August - 19 java again in Dutch hands   

1816  On August - 19 julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs   

1818  On this day in history cAPT James Biddle takes possession of Oregon Territory for U.S.   

1821  On this day in history failed liberal coup against French King Louis XVIII   

1822  On August - 19 melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer, dies at 62   

1824  On this day in history georg Goltermann, composer   

1826  Canada Co chartered to colonize Upper Canada (Ontario) on August - 19.   

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1342  On August - 19 birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

1398  On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

1521  On August - 19 birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

1557  On this day in history birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

1558  On August - 19 birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1590  Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on August - 19.   

1596  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on this day in history.   

1596  Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on this day in history.   

0472  On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on this day in history.   

1245  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)   

1284  On August - 19 death of alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273)   

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on this day in history.   

1493  On August - 19 frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77   

1580  On this day in history andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71