Historical Events In May - 19

0715  On this day in history st Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on May - 19.   

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

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

1515  On this day in history 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  Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded on this day in history.   

1547  Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel on this day in history.   

1568  On this day in history english queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary   

1568  Mary, queen of Scots, arrested on this day in history.   

1571  On May - 19 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  Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on May - 19.   

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

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) on this day in history.   

1616  On May - 19 johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

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  On this day in history battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army   

1647  On May - 19 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 May - 19.   

1652  Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen on May - 19.   

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  On this day in history johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

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

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer on May - 19.   

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

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

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

1611  On this day in history birth of innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)   

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born on May - 19.   

1700  On this day in history birth of josé de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)   

1724  Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on May - 19.   

1744  On May - 19 birth of charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)   

1746  On May - 19 birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   

1125  On this day in history 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 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)   

1531  Death of Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456) on this day in history.