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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 May - 19.  

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  Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel on May - 19.  

1568  On May - 19 english queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary  

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

1571  On May - 19 miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines  

1585  On May - 19 spain confisquates English ships  

1588  On May - 19 spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England  

1601  On May - 19 costanzo Porta, Italian composer  

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 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  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 May - 19.  

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  Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen on this day in history.  

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 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  Johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre) on this day in history.  

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

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1469  On May - 19 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 this day in history.  

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

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 May - 19.  

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on this day in history.  

1755  On May - 19 birth of gabriele Prota, composer  

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on this day in history.  

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

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

1125  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on May - 19.  

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 this day in history 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.