Famous Deaths In May - 19

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

0988  On May - 19 dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies  

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

1531  On May - 19 death of jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)  

1536  On this day in history death of anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded  

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1601  Death of Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on May - 19.  

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 May - 19.  

1647  Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies on May - 19.  

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

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

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 May - 19.  

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

1821  Death of Camille Jordan, French politician (b. 1771) on May - 19.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1876  On this day in history guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian/politician, dies at 74  

1885  Death of Peter W. Barlow, English engineer (b. 1809) on May - 19.  

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 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 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 May - 19.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.  

1746  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer  

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on May - 19.