Historical Events In May - 19

0715  On this day in history st Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on this day in history.  

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

1296  On May - 19 celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies  

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

1506  Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir on May - 19.  

1515  George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles on this day in history.  

1517  Philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht on this day in history.  

1536  On May - 19 anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded  

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

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1568  English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary on this day in history.  

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

1571  Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines on May - 19.  

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 this day in history innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)  

1616  On this day in history johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer  

1635  France declares war on Spain on May - 19.  

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

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

1643  Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army on May - 19.  

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

1649  On this day in history england declared a Commonwealth  

1649  On May - 19 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 this day in history uniformity Act of England goes into effect  

1746  On this day in history johann Friedrich Peter, composer  

1749  George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley on this day in history.  

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer on this day in history.  

1762  On this day in history johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre)  

1770  Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer on this day in history.  

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1700  On this day in history birth of josé de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)  

1724  On May - 19 birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)  

1744  On May - 19 birth of charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)  

1746  On May - 19 birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer  

1755  On May - 19 birth of gabriele Prota, composer  

0804  On this day in history alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69  

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 19.  

1102  Death of Stephen, Count of Blois (b. c. 1045) on this day in history.  

1125  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on this day in history.  

1296  On May - 19 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  On this day in history death of dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)  

1526  On May - 19 death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)