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  Death of Stephen, Count of Blois (b. c. 1045) on May - 19.  

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

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 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  Death of Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456) on this day in history.  

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

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

1647  On this day in history sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies  

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

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  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  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 this day in history.  

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 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 May - 19.  

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  On May - 19 jose J Marti y Perez, Spanish/Cuban poet (Versos sencillos), dies  

1898  On May - 19 death of william Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)  

1901  On this day in history marthinus Wessels Pretorius, 1st pres Rep South-Africa, dies at 81  

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 May - 19 birth of giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor  

1611  On this day in history birth of innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)  

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

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