May 19 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

0715  In this year, St Gregory II starts his reign as Catholic Pope   

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies.   

1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor.   

1506  Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir   

1515  George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles   

1517  Philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht   

1536  Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded   

1547  Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel   

1568  English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary   

1568  Mary, queen of Scots, arrested   

1571  Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines   

1585  Spain confisquates English ships.   

1588  Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England   

1601  Costanzo Porta, Italian composer.   

1608  Matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague   

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

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

1643  Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim French army destroys Spanish army   

1643  Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form United Colonies of New England.   

1647  Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies   

1649  England declared a Commonwealth   

1649  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.   

1653  Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48.   

1662  Uniformity Act of England comes into force.   

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

1749  George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley.   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer.   

1762  Johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre)   

1770  Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer   

1780  About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England to this day its cause is still unexplained   

1786  John Stanley, composer, dies at 74   

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1469  Giovanni della robbia: Ital's sculptor   

1611  Innocent xi: [benedetto odescalchi], italy, 240th pope (1676-89)   

1616  Johann jacob froberger: German singer/organist/composer   

1700  José de escandón: Spanish colonial governor   

1724  Augustus hervey: 3rd earl of bristol, british admiral and politician   

1744  Charlotte of mecklenburg-strelitz: Charlotte of mecklenburg-strelitz (d. 1818)   

1746  Johann friedrich peter: Composer   

1755  Gabriele prota: Composer   

0804  Death of Alcuin of york: English scholar,   

0988  Dunstan[us]: English archbishop of canterbury,   

1125  Vladimir monomakh: Russian prince (b. 1053)   

1296  Death of Celestine v: [pietro del murrone], pope (1294),   

1319  Death of Louis d'Évreux: Son of philip iii of france (b. 1276)   

1389  Death of Dmitri donskoi: Grand prince of muscovy (b. 1350)   

1526  Emperor go-kashiwabara of japan: Emperor go-kashiwabara of japan (b. 1464)   

1531  Death of Jan Łaski: Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)