Events in History Jul 19 Soldiers killed governor of Aerssen in Paramaribo Birthdays in History Jul 19 Giuseppe Castiglione, Italian Jesuit brother and missionary to China, born in Milan, Italy (d. 1766) Deaths in History Jul 11 King Narai of Siam (b. 1629) Jul 19 Cornelis van Aerssen, Dutch governor of Suriname (1683-88), murdered at 50 Jul 21 James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (b. 1610) 1687 On This Day in History 1689