Famous Deaths In May - 19

0804  On May - 19 alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69  

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

1102  Death of Stephen, Count of Blois (b. c. 1045) on May - 19.  

1125  On May - 19 death of vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053)  

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on May - 19.  

1319  Death of Louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276) on this day in history.  

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

1526  Death of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464) on this day in history.  

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

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

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1601  On May - 19 death of costanzo Porta, Italian composer  

1610  On May - 19 death of thomas Sanchez, Spanish theologian (b. 1550)  

1637  On this day in history death of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588)  

1647  On May - 19 sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies  

1653  Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

1715  Death of Charles Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661) on May - 19.  

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

1795  Josiah Bartlett, US physician/judge (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 65 on May - 19.  

1798  Death of William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English dueler (b. 1722) on this day in history.  

1800  Death of French Bosbeeck, veterinarian/robber, hanged on this day in history.  

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

1821  On this day in history death of camille Jordan, French politician (b. 1771)  

1825  Death of Claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon, French political philosopher (b. 1760) on May - 19.  

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

1864  Nathaniel Hawthorne, US, writer (Scarlet Letter), dies on May - 19.  

1872  Johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

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

1885  On May - 19 death of peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809)  

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

1895  On May - 19 jose J Marti y Perez, Spanish/Cuban poet (Versos sencillos), dies  

1898  On May - 19 death of william Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)  

1901  Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st pres Rep South-Africa, dies at 81 on May - 19.  

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

1904  Death of Auguste Molinier, French historian (b. 1851) on this day in history.  

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on May - 19.  

1611  On May - 19 birth of innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)  

1616  On May - 19 birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer  

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

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  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer  

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on this day in history.