Famous Deaths In May - 19

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on May - 19.  

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  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on May - 19.  

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on this day in history.  

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 May - 19.  

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

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 this day in history death of costanzo Porta, Italian composer  

1610  On this day in history death of thomas Sanchez, Spanish theologian (b. 1550)  

1637  Death of Isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588) on this day in history.  

1647  Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies on this day in history.  

1653  Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48 on May - 19.  

1715  On this day in history death of charles Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661)  

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  On this day in history death of william Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English dueler (b. 1722)  

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

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

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

1864  On this day in history nathaniel Hawthorne, US, writer (Scarlet Letter), dies  

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 this day in history.  

1885  On this day in history death of peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809)  

1890  On May - 19 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 May - 19.  

1898  On May - 19 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  Arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer (1277 runs at 35 47 in 23 Tests), dies on May - 19.  

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

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

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on May - 19.  

1724  Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on May - 19.  

1744  On May - 19 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