Historical Events In May - 19

0715  St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0804  On May - 19 alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1296  On this day in history celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies   

1469  On May - 19 giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor   

1506  On May - 19 columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir   

1515  George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles on May - 19.   

1517  On this day in history philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht   

1536  Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded on May - 19.   

1547  Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel on this day in history.   

1568  English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary on May - 19.   

1568  On this day in history mary, queen of Scots, arrested.   

1571  Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines on this day in history.   

1585  Spain confisquates English ships on this day in history.   

1588  On May - 19 spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England   

1601  Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on May - 19.   

1608  On May - 19 matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague   

1611  On May - 19 innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)   

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer on this day in history.   

1635  France declares war on Spain on this day in history.   

1643  Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim French army destroys Spanish army on this day in history.   

1643  Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut &New Harbor form United Colonies of New England on this day in history.   

1643  On May - 19 battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army   

1647  On this day in history sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies   

1649  England declared a Commonwealth on May - 19.   

1649  On this day in history an Act declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.   

1652  Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen on this day in history.   

1653  Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48 on May - 19.   

1662  On May - 19 uniformity Act of England goes into effect   

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer on May - 19.   

1749  George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley on May - 19.   

1755  On this day in history gabriele Prota, composer   

1762  Johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre) on this day in history.   

1770  Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer on May - 19.   

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1469  On this day in history birth of giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor   

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on May - 19.   

1616  On May - 19 birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on May - 19.   

1724  On this day in history birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)   

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.   

1746  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

1755  On this day in history birth of gabriele Prota, composer   

0804  On May - 19 alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69   

0988  On this day in history dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1125  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on May - 19.   

1296  On this day in history celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies   

1319  Death of Louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276) on May - 19.   

1389  Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1526  Death of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464) on this day in history.   

1531  On May - 19 death of jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)