Historical Events In August - 19

0440  St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 19.   

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

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

1071  Battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King on August - 19.   

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  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  On this day in history aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II   

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

1493  On this day in history 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  Battle of Knockdoe on this day in history.   

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

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

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian on August - 19.   

1561  Mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots on this day in history.   

1561  Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France on this day in history.   

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 this day in history french king Henri IV occupies Rouen   

1596  On August - 19 elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

1601  Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies on August - 19.   

1627  Prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo on this day in history.   

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

1631  On August - 19 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  Yom Tov Lipmann Heller, rabbi/author (Tosefot Yom Tov), dies on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history antonio Tonelli, composer   

1689  On this day in history samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)   

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

1691  On this day in history mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle   

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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  On this day in history birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

1558  On this day in history birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1590  On August - 19 birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)   

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

1596  Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on August - 19.   

0440  On this day in history sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies   

0472  On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

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 August - 19.   

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

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on this day in history.