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 this day in history.  

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

1125  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on this day in history.  

1296  On May - 19 celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies  

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

1389  On May - 19 death of dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)  

1526  On May - 19 death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)  

1531  On May - 19 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 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  On this day in history carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48  

1715  Death of Charles Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661) on this day in history.  

1786  John Stanley, composer, dies at 74 on May - 19.  

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 this day in history.  

1845  On this day in history maria EJ Versfelt, mistress of general Moreau/marshal Ney, dies at 68  

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

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 this day in history.  

1885  On this day in history 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  Death of William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809) on May - 19.  

1901  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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