Historical Events In May - 19

0715  St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope 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 May - 19.   

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

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

1506  On this day in history 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  Philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht on this day in history.   

1536  On this day in history anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded   

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

1568  On May - 19 english queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary   

1568  Mary, queen of Scots, arrested on May - 19.   

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  Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England on May - 19.   

1601  Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on May - 19.   

1608  On this day in history matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague   

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

1616  On May - 19 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 May - 19.   

1649  On May - 19 england declared a Commonwealth   

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  On May - 19 spanish troops occupy Grevelingen   

1653  Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

1746  On May - 19 johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

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

1755  On May - 19 gabriele Prota, composer   

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

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

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

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history 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 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  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on May - 19.   

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

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

0988  On May - 19 dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1125  On this day in history death of vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053)   

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

1319  On May - 19 death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276)   

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)   

1531  Death of Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456) on May - 19.