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 this day in history.  

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  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  Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel on this day in history.  

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  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  Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on this day in history.  

1608  Matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague on May - 19.  

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 May - 19 france declares war on Spain  

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

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

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  On May - 19 spanish troops occupy Grevelingen  

1653  On this day in history 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 May - 19.  

1749  George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley on May - 19.  

1755  On this day in history gabriele Prota, composer  

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

1770  On this day in history antoine-Charles Glachant, composer  

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

1611  On this day in history 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  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on May - 19.  

1724  On this day in history birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)  

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.  

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

1755  On May - 19 birth of gabriele Prota, composer  

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  

1102  Death of Stephen, Count of Blois (b. c. 1045) on May - 19.  

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

1296  On May - 19 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 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)