Famous Deaths In May - 19

0804  On May - 19 alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69  

0988  On this day in history dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies  

1102  Death of Stephen, Count of Blois (b. c. 1045) on this day in history.  

1125  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on May - 19.  

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 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 May - 19.  

1536  On May - 19 death of anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded  

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1601  On this day in history death of costanzo Porta, Italian composer  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1795  On May - 19 josiah Bartlett, US physician/judge (signed Decl of Ind), dies at 65  

1798  On May - 19 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  Herman H Vitringa, politician (National Meetings), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1864  Nathaniel Hawthorne, US, writer (Scarlet Letter), dies on this day in history.  

1872  Johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44 on May - 19.  

1876  Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian/politician, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

1885  On May - 19 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  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 May - 19.  

1904  Death of Auguste Molinier, French historian (b. 1851) on this day in history.  

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1469  On May - 19 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  On May - 19 birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer  

1700  On this day in history birth of josé de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)  

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 May - 19.  

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

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