Historical Events In August - 19
Friday, 29 August 2025
0440 On this day in history st Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0440 On this day in history sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies
0472 On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies
1071 On August - 19 battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King
1099 Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon on August - 19.
1263 King James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings on this day in history.
1263 King James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing on this day in history.
1399 King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry on this day in history.
1458 On August - 19 aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II
1477 Maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of on this day in history.
1493 On this day in history maximilian I of Austria becomes Roman Catholic German emperor
1493 Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on this day in history.
1504 On August - 19 battle of Knockdoe.
1521 Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) on August - 19.
1524 On August - 19 emperor Charles V's troops besiege Marseille, Italy
1558 On August - 19 paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian
1561 On this day in history mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots
1561 On August - 19 mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France
1580 Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on this day in history.
1587 Sigismund III becomes king of Poland on this day in history.
1591 French king Henri IV occupies Rouen on this day in history.
1596 Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I on this day in history.
1601 On August - 19 michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies
1627 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo on August - 19.
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 Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian on August - 19.
1650 On August - 19 abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55
1654 Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, rabbi/author (Tosefot Yom Tov), dies on August - 19.
1686 On this day in history antonio Tonelli, composer
1689 On this day in history samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)
1691 Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks on August - 19.
1691 Mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle on this day in history.