Page 3: Historical Events In March - 19

1845  George Augustus Kollmann, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1847  Constantin Dimitrescu, composer on this day in history.   

1848  The birth of Wyatt Earp, American Lawman on this day in history.   

1848  Wyatt Earp, Monmouth Ill, sheriff (OK Corral) on this day in history.   

1850  On March - 19 adalbert Gyrowetz, composer, dies at 87   

1851  On this day in history roque Saenz Pena, pres of Argentina (1910-14)   

1855  On March - 19 the vehicular suspension bridge across the Niagara Gorge (built in 1848) is strengthened for the passage of railway trains. The original wooden trusses were replaced by steel in 1880.   

1859  Opera "Faust" by Charles Gounod premieres in Paris on March - 19.   

1860  William Jennings Bryan, "The Great Commoner" orator/statesman on March - 19.   

1861  On this day in history maori War in New Zealand ends with Maori surrender   

1861  The First Taranaki War ends in New Zealand on March - 19.   

1862  On this day in history f Wilhelm von Schadow, German painter (Modern Vasari), dies at 73   

1863  The SS Georgiana, said to have been the most powerful Confederate cruiser, is destroyed on her maiden voyage with a cargo of munitions, medicines and merchandise then valued at over $1,000,000. The wreck was discovered on the same day and month, exactly 102 years later by then teenage diver and pioneer underwater archaeologist E. Lee Spence on March - 19.   

1864  Opera "Mireille" premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1865  On March - 19 battle of Bentonville-Confederates retreat from Greenville NC   

1866  Immigrant ship Monarch of the Seas sinks in Liverpool; 738 die on March - 19.   

1866  Louis Clapisson, composer, dies at 57 on March - 19.   

1869  Guillaume Nerenburger, Belgian general (triangulatie), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1870  The opera "Guarany," premieres in Milan on March - 19.   

1871  Minister of Inland Revenue Alexander Morris 1826-1889 introduces Act to legalize metric system in Canada on March - 19.   

1871  Joseph McGinnity, Rock Island Ill, baseball pitcher (NY Giants) on March - 19.   

1872  On this day in history sergei Diaghilev, Gruzino Novgorod Russia, ballet director   

1873  On this day in history max Reger, Brand Bavaria, composer/pianist/prof (Leipzig Univ)   

1874  On this day in history arthur Hoyt, Georgetown CO, actor (Gold Dust Gertie, Goldie Get Along)   

1876  Jozef Stefani, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1877  Australia beat England by 45 runs in very first Test match on March - 19.   

1877  Australia beat England by 45 runs in very 1st Test match on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history joseph Haas, German (opera)composer (Tobias Wunderlich)   

1882  On this day in history gaston Lachaise, US sculptor (Standing Woman)   

1883  On March - 19 jan Matzeliger invents first machine to manufacture entire shoes   

1883  Jan Matzeliger invents 1st machine to manufacture entire shoes on March - 19.   

1883  On this day in history josef Matthais Hauer, composer   

1884  On March - 19 alfonse Charles Renaud de Vilback, composer, dies at 54   

1885  Louis Riel returns to Canada, proclaims provisional government, Saskatchewan on this day in history.   

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1434  Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443) was born on this day in history.   

1488  On this day in history birth of johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544)   

1503  Benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina) was born on March - 19.   

1589  William Bradford, gov of Plymouth colony for 30 years (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1593  On March - 19 birth of georges de la Tour, French painter   

1601  Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada) was born on March - 19.   

1604  On this day in history birth of johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56)   

1610  On this day in history 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 March - 19.   

1286  On this day in history death of king Alexander III of Scotland (b. 1241)   

1330  On this day in history death of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1301)   

1406  On this day in history death of ibn Khaldun, Arab historian (b. 1332)   

1556  On March - 19 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)