Historical Events In May - 19

0715  St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope 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  

1296  On this day in history celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies  

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

1506  Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir on May - 19.  

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 May - 19.  

1547  On May - 19 monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel  

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

1568  On May - 19 mary, queen of Scots, arrested.  

1571  Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines on May - 19.  

1585  Spain confisquates English ships on May - 19.  

1588  On this day in history spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England  

1601  On this day in history costanzo Porta, Italian composer  

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  On this day in history johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer  

1635  On May - 19 france declares war on Spain  

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

1643  On this day in history massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut &New Harbor form United Colonies of New England  

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

1647  On May - 19 sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies  

1649  England declared a Commonwealth on May - 19.  

1649  On May - 19 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 on May - 19.  

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 May - 19.  

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

1770  On May - 19 antoine-Charles Glachant, composer  

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

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

1744  On this day in history birth of charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)  

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on May - 19.  

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 this day in history 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  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 May - 19 death of dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)  

1526  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)