Page 3: Historical Events In August - 19

1831  On this day in history stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1836  On this day in history hMS Beagle anchors at Angra Azores   

1839  Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris on this day in history.   

1839  Oskar Brefeld, German botanist on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils)   

1848  Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris) on this day in history.   

1849  On August - 19 nY Herald reports gold discovery in California   

1851  Frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11) on this day in history.   

1851  On August - 19 gioseffo Catrufo, composer, dies at 80   

1858  Edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children) on August - 19.   

1859  On this day in history charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox)   

1860  On this day in history john Kane, Scottish-born US primitivist painter (Self-Portrait)   

1861  Confederacy Congress allies with govt of MO on this day in history.   

1864  On August - 19 2nd day of battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia   

1870  On August - 19 bernard Baruch, financier/presidential adviser (Cold War)   

1871  On August - 19 orville Wright, Dayton OH, aviator (Wright Brothers)   

1872  On this day in history eugene-Prosper Prevost, composer, dies at 63   

1873  Fred Stone, Longmont CO, acrobat/Broadway actor (Alice Adams) on this day in history.   

1876  On this day in history george Smith, English assyriologist (script), dies at 36   

1878  On August - 19 manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, 1st president of Philippines (1935-42)   

1881  On August - 19 georges Enesco, [or Enescu], Romania, composer (Romanian Dances)   

1881  On this day in history joseph Labitzky, composer, dies at 79   

1883  On this day in history the birth of Gabrielle (aka Coco) Chanel, French designer   

1885  On this day in history elsie Ferguson, NY, actress (Lie, Footlights, Scarlet Pages)   

1886  On this day in history robert Heger, composer   

1888  On August - 19 first beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins   

1888  1st beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins on August - 19.   

1888  On this day in history spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station), dies at 65   

1889  On this day in history arthur Waley, sinologist, translator from Chinese & Japanese   

1889  Jean MMPA de Villiers de l'isle-Adam, French writer (Axel), dies at 60 on August - 19.   

1890  Yves Alix, French painter/graphic artist on August - 19.   

1891  On August - 19 william Huggins describes astronomical application of spectrum   

1892  Frantisek Zdenek Xavier Alois Skuhersky, composer, dies at 62 on August - 19.   

1893  Alfred Lunt, Milwaukee WI, Broadway actor (Emmy 1965) on August - 19.   

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1342  On this day in history birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

1398  On August - 19 birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on this day in history.   

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.   

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.   

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

1596  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

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  On this day in history death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)   

1245  On August - 19 death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)   

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on this day in history.   

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on August - 19.   

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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