Historical Events In August - 19

0440  St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 19.  

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 August - 19.  

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

1477  Maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of on August - 19.  

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

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1504  Battle of Knockdoe on this day in history.  

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

1524  Emperor Charles V's troops besiege Marseille, Italy on August - 19.  

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian on this day in history.  

1561  Mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots on this day in history.  

1561  Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France on August - 19.  

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

1587  On August - 19 sigismund III becomes king of Poland  

1591  French king Henri IV occupies Rouen on August - 19.  

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

1601  On August - 19 michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies  

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

1631  The birth of John Dryden, English poet, dramatist and satire writer on this day in history.  

1631  On this day in history john Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love)  

1646  On this day in history john Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England  

1646  On August - 19 alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian  

1650  Abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55 on this day in history.  

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

1686  On this day in history antonio Tonelli, composer  

1689  On August - 19 samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)  

1691  Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks on this day in history.  

1691  On August - 19 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  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on August - 19.  

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

1557  On August - 19 birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)  

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

1590  Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

1596  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on this day in history.  

1596  Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on August - 19.  

0440  On August - 19 sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies  

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on August - 19.  

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

1245  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)  

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

1297  On this day in history death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)  

1493  On August - 19 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