Historical Events In August - 19

0440  St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

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

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.   

1071  On August - 19 battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King   

1099  On this day in history crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon   

1263  King James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings on August - 19.   

1263  On this day in history king James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing   

1399  On August - 19 king Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry   

1458  Aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II on this day in history.   

1477  Maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of on this day in history.   

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 August - 19.   

1504  On this day in history battle of Knockdoe.   

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) on this day in history.   

1524  On August - 19 emperor Charles V's troops besiege Marseille, Italy   

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

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  Sigismund III becomes king of Poland on August - 19.   

1591  On August - 19 french king Henri IV occupies Rouen   

1596  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I on August - 19.   

1601  On August - 19 michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies   

1627  Prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo on August - 19.   

1631  The birth of John Dryden, English poet, dramatist and satire writer on August - 19.   

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  On this day in history alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian   

1650  Abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55 on this day in history.   

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

1686  On this day in history antonio Tonelli, composer   

1689  Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized) on August - 19.   

1691  Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks on August - 19.   

1691  Mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1398  On August - 19 birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

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

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on August - 19.   

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

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 August - 19.   

1596  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)   

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on this day in history.   

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.   

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on this day in history.   

1245  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on this day in history.   

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 August - 19.   

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

1580  On this day in history andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71