Historical Events In August - 19

0440  On August - 19 st Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

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

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

1099  Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon on August - 19.  

1263  On August - 19 king James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings  

1263  On August - 19 king James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing  

1399  King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry on August - 19.  

1458  On August - 19 aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II  

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

1493  On August - 19 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1561  On this day in history 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 this day in history andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71  

1587  Sigismund III becomes king of Poland on this day in history.  

1591  On this day in history french king Henri IV occupies Rouen  

1596  On this day in history 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  The birth of John Dryden, English poet, dramatist and satire writer on this day in history.  

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

1646  John Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England on August - 19.  

1646  Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian on August - 19.  

1650  On this day in history abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55  

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

1686  Antonio Tonelli, composer on this day in history.  

1689  On August - 19 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 August - 19.  

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1342  On August - 19 birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)  

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.  

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

1557  On this day in history birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)  

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

1590  On August - 19 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 this day in history.  

0472  On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies  

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on August - 19.  

1245  On August - 19 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 August - 19.  

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

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

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on this day in history.