Famous Deaths In May - 19

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

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

1102  Death of Stephen, Count of Blois (b. c. 1045) on May - 19.  

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

1389  On this day in history death of dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)  

1526  Death of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464) on May - 19.  

1531  On this day in history death of jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)  

1536  Death of Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded on May - 19.  

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1601  On May - 19 death of costanzo Porta, Italian composer  

1610  On May - 19 death of thomas Sanchez, Spanish theologian (b. 1550)  

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

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

1653  On May - 19 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  On May - 19 john Stanley, composer, dies at 74  

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 May - 19.  

1800  On this day in history death of french Bosbeeck, veterinarian/robber, hanged  

1801  Herman H Vitringa, politician (National Meetings), dies on this day in history.  

1821  On this day in history death of camille Jordan, French politician (b. 1771)  

1825  On this day in history 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  On this day in history nathaniel Hawthorne, US, writer (Scarlet Letter), dies  

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 May - 19.  

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

1890  Gus Kempis, cricketer (S Africa's 1st Test), dies of fever at 24 on May - 19.  

1895  On this day in history jose J Marti y Perez, Spanish/Cuban poet (Versos sencillos), dies  

1898  Death of William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809) on this day in history.  

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 May - 19.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on this day in history.