Historical Events In August - 19
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
0440 On this day in history st Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0440 Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on August - 19.
0472 On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies
1071 On this day in history battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King
1099 Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon on this day in history.
1263 On August - 19 king James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings
1263 King James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing on August - 19.
1399 King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 On this day in history emperor Charles V's troops besiege Marseille, Italy
1558 On this day in history paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian
1561 On August - 19 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 Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on this day in history.
1587 On this day in history sigismund III becomes king of Poland
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 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 On this day in history the birth of John Dryden, English poet, dramatist and satire writer
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 this day in history.
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 August - 19 antonio Tonelli, composer
1689 Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized) on August - 19.
1691 On August - 19 battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks
1691 On August - 19 mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle