Historical Events In August - 19
Thursday, 19 February 2026
0440 St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope. 

0440 Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies 

0472 Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies. 

1071 Battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King 

1099 Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon 

1263 King James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings. 

1263 King James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing 

1399 King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry. 

1458 Aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II. 

1477 Maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of 

1493 Maximilian I of Austria is recorded as becoming Roman Catholic German emperor 

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

1504 Battle of Knockdoe 

1521 Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) 

1524 Emperor Charles V's troops besiege Marseille, Italy. 

1558 Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian. 

1561 Mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots 

1561 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 

1587 Sigismund III is recorded as becoming king of Poland. 

1591 French king Henri IV occupies Rouen 

1596 Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I 

1601 Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies. 

1627 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo 

1631 John Dryden, English poet, dramatist and satire writer is born. 

1631 John Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love). 

1646 John Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England. 

1646 Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian. 

1650 Abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55 

1654 Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, rabbi/author (Tosefot Yom Tov), dies. 

1686 Antonio Tonelli, composer 

1689 Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized). 

1691 Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks. 

1691 Mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle. 

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