Historical Events In August - 19

0440  On this day in history st Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on August - 19.  

0472  On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies  

1071  Battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King on this day in history.  

1099  On August - 19 crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon  

1263  King James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings on August - 19.  

1263  On this day in history king James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing  

1399  King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry on this day in history.  

1458  Aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II on August - 19.  

1477  On August - 19 maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of  

1493  Maximilian I of Austria becomes Roman Catholic German emperor on August - 19.  

1493  On this day in history frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77  

1504  On this day in history battle of Knockdoe.  

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) on this day in history.  

1524  Emperor Charles V's troops besiege Marseille, Italy on this day in history.  

1558  On August - 19 paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian  

1561  On August - 19 mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots  

1561  On this day in history mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France  

1580  On August - 19 andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71  

1587  Sigismund III becomes king of Poland on August - 19.  

1591  On August - 19 french king Henri IV occupies Rouen  

1596  On August - 19 elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I  

1601  Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies on this day in history.  

1627  Prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo on this day in history.  

1631  On this day in history the birth of John Dryden, English poet, dramatist and satire writer  

1631  John Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love) on this day in history.  

1646  On August - 19 john Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England  

1646  Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian on this day in history.  

1650  Abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55 on August - 19.  

1654  Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, rabbi/author (Tosefot Yom Tov), dies on this day in history.  

1686  Antonio Tonelli, composer on this day in history.  

1689  Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized) on this day in history.  

1691  On August - 19 battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks  

1691  On this day in history mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle  

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1342  On this day in history birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)  

1398  On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)  

1521  On August - 19 birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)  

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.  

1558  On this day in history birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian  

1590  On this day in history birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)  

1596  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I  

1596  Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.  

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on August - 19.  

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.  

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on this day in history.  

1245  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on this day in history.  

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on this day in history.  

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on August - 19.  

1493  On this day in history frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77  

1580  On this day in history andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71