Historical Events In August - 19
Monday, 14 July 2025
0440 St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 19.
0440 On August - 19 sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies
0472 Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on August - 19.
1071 Battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King on August - 19.
1099 Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon on August - 19.
1263 King James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings on August - 19.
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 Aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1521 Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) on this day in history.
1524 Emperor Charles V's troops besiege Marseille, Italy on August - 19.
1558 Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian on August - 19.
1561 On August - 19 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 On August - 19 andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71
1587 Sigismund III becomes king of Poland on this day in history.
1591 French king Henri IV occupies Rouen on August - 19.
1596 On August - 19 elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I
1601 On this day in history michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies
1627 Prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo on this day in history.
1631 On August - 19 the birth of John Dryden, English poet, dramatist and satire writer
1631 On this day in history john Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love)
1646 On August - 19 john Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England
1646 Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian on this day in history.
1650 On August - 19 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 On August - 19 antonio Tonelli, composer
1689 On August - 19 samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)
1691 On this day in history battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks
1691 On this day in history mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle