Historical Events In May - 19

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

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

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

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on May - 19.  

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

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

1515  On May - 19 george van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles  

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

1536  Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded on this day in history.  

1547  On this day in history monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel  

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1568  On this day in history english queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary  

1568  Mary, queen of Scots, arrested on this day in history.  

1571  On May - 19 miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines  

1585  Spain confisquates English ships on May - 19.  

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

1601  On May - 19 costanzo Porta, Italian composer  

1608  Matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague on May - 19.  

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

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

1635  On May - 19 france declares war on Spain  

1643  On this day in history battle at Rocroi/Allersheim French army destroys Spanish army  

1643  On May - 19 massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut &New Harbor form United Colonies of New England  

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

1647  Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies on this day in history.  

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  On May - 19 spanish troops occupy Grevelingen  

1653  On this day in history carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48  

1662  Uniformity Act of England goes into effect on May - 19.  

1746  On this day in history johann Friedrich Peter, composer  

1749  On May - 19 george II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley  

1755  On this day in history gabriele Prota, composer  

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

1770  On May - 19 antoine-Charles Glachant, composer  

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

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

1724  Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.  

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on May - 19.  

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

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on this day in history.  

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on May - 19.  

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

1102  On this day in history death of stephen, Count of Blois (b. c. 1045)  

1125  On May - 19 death of vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053)  

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on this day in history.  

1319  Death of Louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276) on this day in history.  

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

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