Historical Events In May - 19

0715  On May - 19 st Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

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   

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

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

1506  On this day in history columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir   

1515  On this day in history george van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles   

1517  On May - 19 philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht   

1536  On May - 19 anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded   

1547  Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel on May - 19.   

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

1568  On this day in history 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  Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1635  On May - 19 france declares war on Spain   

1643  On May - 19 battle at Rocroi/Allersheim French army destroys Spanish army   

1643  Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut &New Harbor form United Colonies of New England on May - 19.   

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

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

1649  England declared a Commonwealth on May - 19.   

1649  On this day in history 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  Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on May - 19.   

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

1700  On May - 19 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  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on May - 19.   

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

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born 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   

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  Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history 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.