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  On May - 19 celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies   

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

1506  Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir on this day in history.   

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

1568  On this day in history mary, queen of Scots, arrested.   

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

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  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  France declares war on Spain on May - 19.   

1643  Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim French army destroys Spanish army on May - 19.   

1643  On May - 19 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  On this day in history sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies   

1649  On this day in history 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 this day in history spanish troops occupy Grevelingen   

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

1662  On this day in history uniformity Act of England goes into effect   

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer on this day in history.   

1749  On this day in history george II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley   

1755  On May - 19 gabriele Prota, composer   

1762  Johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1616  On this day in history 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  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 May - 19.   

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.   

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 May - 19 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 this day in history.   

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

1531  On May - 19 death of jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)