Historical Events In May - 19

0715  On May - 19 st Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

1506  Today in history columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir   

1515  George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles on this day in history.   

1517  On May - 19 philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht   

1547  Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel today in history.   

1568  Today in history english queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary   

1568  On May - 19 mary, queen of Scots, arrested.   

1571  Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines on May - 19.   

1585  On May - 19 spain confisquates English ships   

1588  Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England on May - 19.   

1608  Matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague today in history.   

1469  On May - 19 birth of giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor   

1611  Today in history birth of innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)   

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born today in history.   

1700  On May - 19 birth of josé de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)   

1724  On May - 19 birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)   

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born today in history.   

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on May - 19.   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born today in history.   

0804  On this day in history alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 19.   

1125  Today in history death of vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053)   

1296  On May - 19 celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies   

1319  Death of Louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276) on May - 19.   

1389  Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on May - 19.   

1526  On May - 19 death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)   

1531  Death of Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456) on May - 19.