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 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 this day in history 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  On this day in history king Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry  

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 this day in history.  

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on August - 19.  

1504  Battle of Knockdoe on August - 19.  

1521  On this day in history lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)  

1524  On this day in history emperor Charles V's troops besiege Marseille, Italy  

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

1561  On this day in history mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots  

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

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on August - 19.  

1587  On this day in history sigismund III becomes king of Poland  

1591  On August - 19 french king Henri IV occupies Rouen  

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

1601  On this day in history michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies  

1627  On this day in history prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo  

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 August - 19.  

1646  John Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England on this day in history.  

1646  Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian on August - 19.  

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

1654  On August - 19 yom Tov Lipmann Heller, rabbi/author (Tosefot Yom Tov), dies  

1686  Antonio Tonelli, composer on August - 19.  

1689  On this day in history 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  Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on August - 19.  

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

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on August - 19.  

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

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

1590  Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on August - 19.  

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

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

1186  On August - 19 death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)  

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

1284  On this day in history death of alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273)  

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on this day in history.  

1493  On August - 19 frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77  

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on August - 19.