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 May - 19.  

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

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on May - 19.  

1469  On May - 19 giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor  

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  On this day in history philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht  

1536  Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded on this day in history.  

1547  On this day in history monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel  

1568  English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary on May - 19.  

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

1571  Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines on this day in history.  

1585  Spain confisquates English ships on this day in history.  

1588  On May - 19 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  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer on May - 19.  

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 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  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  On this day in history spanish troops occupy Grevelingen  

1653  On this day in history carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48  

1662  Uniformity Act of England goes into effect on this day in history.  

1746  On May - 19 johann Friedrich Peter, composer  

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

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer on this day in history.  

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  On May - 19 birth of giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor  

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

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.  

1724  Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.  

1744  On this day in history 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  On May - 19 alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69  

0988  On this day in history dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies  

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

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

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on May - 19.  

1319  Death of Louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276) on May - 19.  

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.