Historical Events In May - 19
Thursday, 22 April 2021
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 Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor on this day in history.
1506 Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir on this day in history.
1515 George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles on May - 19.
1517 On May - 19 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 Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel on this day in history.
1568 English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary on this day in history.
1568 Mary, queen of Scots, arrested on May - 19.
1571 Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines on this day in history.
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 On this day in history matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague
1611 On this day in history innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)
1616 On this day in history johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer
1635 France declares war on Spain on this day in history.
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 May - 19.
1647 On this day in history 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 On May - 19 spanish troops occupy Grevelingen
1653 Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48 on May - 19.
1662 Uniformity Act of England goes into effect on May - 19.
1746 Johann Friedrich Peter, composer on this day in history.
1749 George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley on May - 19.
1755 On May - 19 gabriele Prota, composer
1762 On May - 19 johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre)
1770 On May - 19 antoine-Charles Glachant, composer
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