Events & Holidays In May - 19

Ho Chi Minh's Birthday (Vietnam)

Holiday of Poetry (Turkmenistan)

Malcolm X Day (United States of America)

Youth & Sports Day (Turkey)

1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on this day in history.  

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on this day in history.  

1616  On this day in history birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer  

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.  

1724  On this day in history birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)  

1744  On this day in history birth of charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)  

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

0988  On this day in history dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies  

1102  On this day in history death of stephen, Count of Blois (b. c. 1045)  

1125  On this day in history death of vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053)  

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

1526  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)