Historical Events In October - 19
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
0439 The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa on October - 19.
0615 On October - 19 st Deusdedit I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0727 On October - 19 saint Frideswide
1031 Abbot Humbertus van Echternach opens grave of Saint Willibrord on October - 19.
1187 Pope Urban III on October - 19.
1216 King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry on October - 19.
1216 On October - 19 king John
1268 On this day in history konradin von Hohenstaufen, duke of Zwaben, beheaded
1298 On this day in history rindfleish-140 Jews of Heilbron Germany are murdered
1453 2nd Battle at Castillon: France beats English, end of hundred year war on October - 19.
1466 2nd Peace of Thorn on October - 19.
1492 On October - 19 columbus sites "Isabela" (Fortune Island, Bahamas)
1507 On this day in history viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, [Aytta van Zwichem], Dutch priest
1512 Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology (Doctor in Biblia) on this day in history.
1545 On this day in history giovanale Ancina, composer
1547 Pierino del Vaga, Italian painter, dies at about 46 on October - 19.
1553 Bonifazio Veronese/Veneziano, [de' Pitati], Italian painter, dies on this day in history.
1576 On October - 19 dutch provinces begin consultation about Spanish existence
1581 On this day in history 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 October - 19 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 this day in history.
1636 Marcin Kazanowski, Polish politician on October - 19.
1652 Louis Le Quointe, composer on this day in history.
1682 On this day in history english Lord Shaftesbury flees to Holland
1684 On this day in history johann Christoph Fravenholtz, composer
1690 On this day in history giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer
1722 French C Hopffer patents fire extinguisher on October - 19.
1739 On this day in history england declares war on Spain [OS=Oct 30]
1745 Jonathan Swift, English writer (Gulliver's Travels), dies on this day in history.
1758 On this day in history johan H Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist, dies
1765 Stamp Act Congress met in NY, wrote decl of rights & liberties on this day in history.