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 this day in history.  

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

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 May - 19.  

1389  Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on this day in history.  

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

1531  Death of Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456) on this day in history.  

1536  Death of Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded on May - 19.  

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1601  Death of Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on this day in history.  

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

1637  Death of Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588) on May - 19.  

1647  On this day in history sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies  

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

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

1786  John Stanley, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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 May - 19.  

1800  Death of French Bosbeeck, veterinarian/robber, hanged on May - 19.  

1801  Herman H Vitringa, politician (National Meetings), dies on May - 19.  

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 this day in history.  

1845  On May - 19 maria EJ Versfelt, mistress of general Moreau/marshal Ney, dies at 68  

1864  On May - 19 nathaniel Hawthorne, US, writer (Scarlet Letter), dies  

1872  On May - 19 johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44  

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  On this day in history gus Kempis, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies of fever at 24  

1895  Jose J Marti y Perez, Spanish/Cuban poet (Versos sencillos), dies on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history death of william Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)  

1901  On May - 19 marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st pres Rep South-Africa, dies at 81  

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 May - 19.  

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

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  On May - 19 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 May - 19.  

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

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

1755  On May - 19 birth of gabriele Prota, composer