Historical Events In May - 19

0715  St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on May - 19.   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

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

1469  On this day in history giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor   

1506  Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir on May - 19.   

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

1517  Philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht on this day in history.   

1536  On this day in history anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded   

1547  Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel on May - 19.   

1568  English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary on May - 19.   

1568  On this day in history mary, queen of Scots, arrested.   

1571  On this day in history miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines   

1585  Spain confisquates English ships on May - 19.   

1588  Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England on this day in history.   

1601  Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on May - 19.   

1608  Matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague on May - 19.   

1611  On this day in history innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)   

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer on May - 19.   

1635  France declares war on Spain on this day in history.   

1643  Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim French army destroys Spanish army on May - 19.   

1643  Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut &New Harbor form United Colonies of New England on this day in history.   

1643  Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army on May - 19.   

1647  Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies on May - 19.   

1649  On May - 19 england declared a Commonwealth   

1649  On this day in history an Act declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.   

1652  On this day in history spanish troops occupy Grevelingen   

1653  On May - 19 carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48   

1662  On May - 19 uniformity Act of England goes into effect   

1746  On May - 19 johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

1749  George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley on May - 19.   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer on May - 19.   

1762  Johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre) on May - 19.   

1770  On this day in history antoine-Charles Glachant, composer   

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1469  On this day in history birth of giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor   

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

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born on May - 19.   

1700  On this day in history birth of josé de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)   

1724  Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.   

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on May - 19.   

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

1755  On this day in history birth of gabriele Prota, composer   

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on this day in history.   

1319  On this day in history death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276)   

1389  On this day in history death of dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)   

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 this day in history.