Historical Events In October - 19
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
0439 On October - 19 the Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa.
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 On October - 19 pope Urban III
1216 On October - 19 king John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry.
1216 On October - 19 king John
1268 Konradin von Hohenstaufen, duke of Zwaben, beheaded on October - 19.
1298 Rindfleish-140 Jews of Heilbron Germany are murdered on October - 19.
1453 On this day in history 2nd Battle at Castillon: France beats English, end of hundred year war
1466 2nd Peace of Thorn on October - 19.
1492 On this day in history columbus sites "Isabela" (Fortune Island, Bahamas)
1507 On October - 19 viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, [Aytta van Zwichem], Dutch priest
1512 On this day in history 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 October - 19.
1553 On this day in history bonifazio Veronese/Veneziano, [de' Pitati], Italian painter, dies
1576 On October - 19 dutch provinces begin consultation about Spanish existence
1581 Dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of Ivan IV "the Terrible" on this day in history.
1605 On this day in history thomas Browne, British writer (Garden of Cyrus)
1608 Martinus A del Rio, Spanish lawyer historian/theologist, dies on October - 19.
1609 Jacobus Arminius, [Jacob Hermans], theologist, dies at about 49 on this day in history.
1630 On October - 19 in Boston the 1st general court is held
1634 On October - 19 beach Island in North sea destroyed by a heavy storm flood
1636 On this day in history marcin Kazanowski, Polish politician
1652 Louis Le Quointe, composer on October - 19.
1682 On October - 19 english Lord Shaftesbury flees to Holland
1684 Johann Christoph Fravenholtz, composer on this day in history.
1690 Giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer on this day in history.
1722 On October - 19 french C Hopffer patents fire extinguisher
1739 England declares war on Spain [OS=Oct 30] on this day in history.
1745 On October - 19 jonathan Swift, English writer (Gulliver's Travels), dies
1758 On this day in history johan H Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist, dies
1765 On October - 19 stamp Act Congress met in NY, wrote decl of rights & liberties