Famous Deaths In May - 19

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276)  

1389  Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on May - 19.  

1526  Death of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464) on this day in history.  

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

1610  Death of Thomas Sanchez, Spanish theologian (b. 1550) on May - 19.  

1637  On May - 19 death of isaac Beeckman, Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588)  

1647  On May - 19 sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies  

1653  On May - 19 carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48  

1715  On May - 19 death of charles Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661)  

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

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

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 May - 19.  

1801  Herman H Vitringa, politician (National Meetings), dies on May - 19.  

1821  On May - 19 death of camille Jordan, French politician (b. 1771)  

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

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 this day in history johan van Dale, schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Wordbook), dies at 44  

1876  On May - 19 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  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  On May - 19 death of auguste Molinier, French historian (b. 1851)  

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 19 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  On May - 19 birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer  

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