Historical Events In May - 19

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

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

1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor on May - 19.   

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

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

1517  On May - 19 philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht   

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

1585  On this day in history spain confisquates English ships   

1588  Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England on this day in history.   

1601  On May - 19 costanzo Porta, Italian composer   

1608  Matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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  England declared a Commonwealth on this day in history.   

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  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer on May - 19.   

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

1755  On this day in history gabriele Prota, composer   

1762  On May - 19 johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre)   

1770  On May - 19 antoine-Charles Glachant, composer   

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1469  On May - 19 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  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 this day in history birth of gabriele Prota, composer   

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

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

1389  On May - 19 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.