Historical Events In October - 19
Sunday, 17 August 2025
0439 The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa on this day in history.
0615 On October - 19 st Deusdedit I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0727 Saint Frideswide on October - 19.
1031 On this day in history abbot Humbertus van Echternach opens grave of Saint Willibrord
1187 Pope Urban III on this day in history.
1216 On October - 19 king John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.
1216 King John on October - 19.
1268 On this day in history konradin von Hohenstaufen, duke of Zwaben, beheaded
1298 Rindfleish-140 Jews of Heilbron Germany are murdered on this day in history.
1453 On October - 19 2nd Battle at Castillon: France beats English, end of hundred year war
1466 2nd Peace of Thorn on this day in history.
1492 Columbus sites "Isabela" (Fortune Island, Bahamas) on this day in history.
1507 On October - 19 viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, [Aytta van Zwichem], Dutch priest
1512 On October - 19 martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology (Doctor in Biblia).
1545 On this day in history giovanale Ancina, composer
1547 Pierino del Vaga, Italian painter, dies at about 46 on this day in history.
1553 Bonifazio Veronese/Veneziano, [de' Pitati], Italian painter, dies on October - 19.
1576 Dutch provinces begin consultation about Spanish existence on this day in history.
1581 On October - 19 dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of Ivan IV "the Terrible"
1605 Thomas Browne, British writer (Garden of Cyrus) on this day in history.
1608 Martinus A del Rio, Spanish lawyer historian/theologist, dies on this day in history.
1609 On this day in history jacobus Arminius, [Jacob Hermans], theologist, dies at about 49
1630 On October - 19 in Boston the 1st general court is held
1634 Beach Island in North sea destroyed by a heavy storm flood on October - 19.
1636 Marcin Kazanowski, Polish politician on this day in history.
1652 On this day in history louis Le Quointe, composer
1682 On October - 19 english Lord Shaftesbury flees to Holland
1684 On this day in history johann Christoph Fravenholtz, composer
1690 Giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer on October - 19.
1722 On October - 19 french C Hopffer patents fire extinguisher
1739 On this day in history england declares war on Spain [OS=Oct 30]
1745 On October - 19 jonathan Swift, English writer (Gulliver's Travels), dies
1758 On October - 19 johan H Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist, dies
1765 On this day in history stamp Act Congress met in NY, wrote decl of rights & liberties