Historical Events In May - 19

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

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

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  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor on May - 19.  

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

1515  On this day in history 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  

1568  On this day in history 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 May - 19.  

1585  On this day in history spain confisquates English ships  

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

1601  Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on May - 19.  

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

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

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

1635  On this day in history france declares war on Spain  

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

1643  Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut &New Harbor form United Colonies of New England on May - 19.  

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

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

1649  England declared a Commonwealth on May - 19.  

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 this day in history spanish troops occupy Grevelingen  

1653  On May - 19 carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48  

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

1611  On this day in history 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  Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.  

1744  On this day in history birth of charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)  

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on May - 19.  

1755  On May - 19 birth of gabriele Prota, composer  

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.  

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 May - 19.  

1319  On this day in history death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276)  

1389  Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on May - 19.  

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