Historical Events In May - 19

0715  On May - 19 st Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

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

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

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  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 May - 19 mary, queen of Scots, arrested.  

1571  On this day in history miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines  

1585  On May - 19 spain confisquates English ships  

1588  On this day in history spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England  

1601  On this day in history costanzo Porta, Italian composer  

1608  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1643  On this day in history massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut &New Harbor form United Colonies of New England  

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

1647  Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies on May - 19.  

1649  England declared a Commonwealth on this day in history.  

1649  An Act declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years on this day in history.  

1652  Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen on May - 19.  

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

1662  On May - 19 uniformity Act of England goes into effect  

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  Johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre) on May - 19.  

1770  On May - 19 antoine-Charles Glachant, composer  

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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 May - 19.  

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

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

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born 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.  

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

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  On May - 19 death of dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)  

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