Historical Events In July - 19

1702  Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Crackow on July - 19.   

1730  Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1735  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer on this day in history.   

1740  On July - 19 francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer on this day in history.   

1742  John-Baptist Xavery, Flemish sculptor, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

1750  Alessio Prati, composer on July - 19.   

1760  The formal request to found the later city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico is filed by its founders on July - 19.   

1782  On this day in history jonathan Blewitt, composer   

1789  On July - 19 john Martin, English painter   

1797  On July - 19 johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer   

1799  A group of Napoleon Bonaparte's soldiers discover what is now known as The Rosetta Stone, enabling the translation of hieroglyphics for the first time on July - 19.   

1810  On this day in history prussia's Queen Louise dies at age 34 Napoleon has tried to destroy her reputation, but his charges have only endeared her to her people   

1810  On July - 19 luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34   

1811  Vincenz Lachner, composer on July - 19.   

1811  Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1814  On this day in history samuel Colt, US inventor (Colt 6 shot revolver)   

1814  On this day in history matthew Flinders, English cartographer (Australia coast), dies at 40   

1816  Survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days on this day in history.   

1817  Mary Ann Ball Bickerdyke, US, army nurse (union) on this day in history.   

1819  Gottfried Keller, writer on this day in history.   

1823  George Henry Gordon, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1828  Roger Atkinson Pryor, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1919 on July - 19.   

1833  On this day in history john Wesley Turner, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1899   

1834  The birth of Edgar Degas, French impressionist and sculptor on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history edgar Degas, France, impressionist painter (Bouquet)   

1836  HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Ascension on this day in history.   

1838  On July - 19 joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (Rule of Allen)   

1838  Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72 on July - 19.   

1843  On this day in history brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull or screw propeller and also becoming the largest vessel afloat in the world.   

1844  On this day in history heinrich Domnich, composer, dies at 77   

1846  Charles Edward Pickering, pioneered American spectroscopist on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history johann Wilhelm Wilms, composer, dies at 75   

1848  On July - 19 the first women's rights convention (Seneca Falls, NY)   

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1592  On July - 19 birth of erhard Buttner, composer   

1670  On July - 19 birth of richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758)   

1688  Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian missionary to China (d. 1766) was born on July - 19.   

1735  Garret Wesley Mornington, composer was born on July - 19.   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Davaux, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  Heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.   

1750  Alessio Prati, composer was born on July - 19.   

1759  On July - 19 birth of seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833)   

0514  Symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies on July - 19.   

1054  Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1234  Death of Floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament on this day in history.   

1346  On July - 19 dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle   

1374  On July - 19 francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69   

1415  On this day in history death of philippa of Lancaster, wife of John I of Portugal (plague) (b. 1359)   

1534  On this day in history willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70   

1543  Death of Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England on this day in history.