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 this day in history.  

1125  On May - 19 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 May - 19.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1610  Death of Thomas Sanchez, Spanish theologian (b. 1550) on this day in history.  

1637  On May - 19 death of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588)  

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

1653  On this day in history carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48  

1715  On May - 19 death of charles Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661)  

1786  On this day in history john Stanley, composer, dies at 74  

1795  On this day in history josiah Bartlett, US physician/judge (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 65  

1798  Death of William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English dueler (b. 1722) on May - 19.  

1800  On May - 19 death of french Bosbeeck, veterinarian/robber, hanged  

1801  On this day in history herman H Vitringa, politician (National Meetings), dies  

1821  On May - 19 death of camille Jordan, French politician (b. 1771)  

1825  On May - 19 death of claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon, French political philosopher (b. 1760)  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history 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  Jose J Marti y Perez, Spanish/Cuban poet (Versos sencillos), dies on May - 19.  

1898  Death of William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809) on this day in history.  

1901  Marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st pres Rep South-Africa, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on May - 19.  

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 19.  

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

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

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