Famous Deaths Happened In May - 19
Sunday, 16 November 2025
0804 Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on May - 19. 

0988 On May - 19 dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies 

1125 Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on May - 19. 

1296 On this day in history celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies 

1319 On May - 19 death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276) 

1389 Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on this day in history. 

1526 Death of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464) on May - 19. 

1531 On this day in history death of jan Åaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456) 

1536 Death of Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded on this day in history. 

1601 On this day in history death of costanzo Porta, Italian composer 

1610 Death of Thomas Sanchez, Spanish theologian (b. 1550) on this day in history. 

1637 Death of Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588) on May - 19. 

1647 Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies on this day in history. 

1653 On this day in history carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48 

1715 On May - 19 death of charles Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661) 

1786 On May - 19 john Stanley, composer, dies at 74 

1795 Josiah Bartlett, US physician/judge (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 65 on this day in history. 

1798 On this day in history death of william Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English dueler (b. 1722) 

1800 Death of French Bosbeeck, veterinarian/robber, hanged on May - 19. 

1801 On May - 19 herman H Vitringa, politician (National Meetings), dies 

1821 Death of Camille Jordan, French politician (b. 1771) on this day in history. 

1825 On May - 19 death of claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon, French political philosopher (b. 1760) 

1845 Maria EJ Versfelt, mistress of general Moreau/marshal Ney, dies at 68 on May - 19. 

1864 On May - 19 nathaniel Hawthorne, US, writer (Scarlet Letter), dies 

1872 On this day in history johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44 

1876 Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian/politician, dies at 74 on May - 19. 

1885 Death of Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809) on this day in history. 

1890 On May - 19 gus Kempis, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies of fever at 24 

1895 Jose J Marti y Perez, Spanish/Cuban poet (Versos sencillos), dies on this day in history. 

1898 Death of William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809) on May - 19. 

1901 On this day in history marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st pres Rep South-Africa, dies at 81 

1903 On May - 19 arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer (1277 runs at 35 47 in 23 Tests), dies 

1904 On this day in history death of auguste Molinier, French historian (b. 1851) 

1907 On May - 19 death of benjamin Baker, English engineer (b. 1840) 

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