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  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.  

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

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

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

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on May - 19.  

1724  Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.  

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on May - 19.  

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

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

1102  On this day in history death of stephen, Count of Blois (b. c. 1045)  

1125  On May - 19 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 this day in history.  

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.