19 July It Happened Today

1545  The Mary Rose, King Henry VIII of England’s flagship, sinks off the south coast of England.

1814  Birth of American inventor of the six shot revolver, Samuel Colt.

1834  Birth of French painter Edgar Degas.

1843  The world’s largest ship at the time, the 3270 ton Great Britain, is launched in London.

1946  Birth of Romanian tennis player, Ilie Nastase.