Historical Events In May - 19

0715  St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope 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  

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  George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history mary, queen of Scots, arrested.  

1571  On this day in history miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines  

1585  Spain confisquates English ships on May - 19.  

1588  Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England on this day in history.  

1601  On this day in history costanzo Porta, Italian composer  

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

1611  On May - 19 innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)  

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

1635  France declares war on Spain on May - 19.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1647  Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies on May - 19.  

1649  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

1652  On this day in history spanish troops occupy Grevelingen  

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 May - 19.  

1746  On this day in history johann Friedrich Peter, composer  

1749  On May - 19 george II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley  

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer on May - 19.  

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

1770  Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer on this day in history.  

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on this day in history.  

1611  On May - 19 birth of innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)  

1616  On this day in history birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer  

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

1724  On May - 19 birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)  

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.  

1746  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer  

1755  On May - 19 birth of gabriele Prota, composer  

0804  On May - 19 alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69  

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.  

1102  On May - 19 death of stephen, Count of Blois (b. c. 1045)  

1125  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on this day in history.  

1296  On May - 19 celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies  

1319  On this day in history death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276)  

1389  Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on this day in history.  

1526  On May - 19 death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)