Historical Events In August - 19
Sunday, 03 July 2022
0440 St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0440 Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on August - 19.
0472 Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.
1071 Battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King on August - 19.
1099 On this day in history crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon
1263 King James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings on this day in history.
1263 On this day in history king James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing
1399 King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry on August - 19.
1458 On this day in history aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II
1477 On August - 19 maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of
1493 Maximilian I of Austria becomes Roman Catholic German emperor on this day in history.
1493 On this day in history frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77
1504 Battle of Knockdoe on this day in history.
1521 Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) on August - 19.
1524 On this day in history emperor Charles V's troops besiege Marseille, Italy
1558 Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian on August - 19.
1561 On August - 19 mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots
1561 On August - 19 mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France
1580 Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on August - 19.
1587 Sigismund III becomes king of Poland on this day in history.
1591 French king Henri IV occupies Rouen on this day in history.
1596 Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I on August - 19.
1601 On August - 19 michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies
1627 On August - 19 prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo
1631 On August - 19 the birth of John Dryden, English poet, dramatist and satire writer
1631 John Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love) on this day in history.
1646 On August - 19 john Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England
1646 Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian on August - 19.
1650 On August - 19 abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55
1654 Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, rabbi/author (Tosefot Yom Tov), dies on August - 19.
1686 On August - 19 antonio Tonelli, composer
1689 On August - 19 samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)
1691 On this day in history battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks
1691 On this day in history mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle