Historical Events In August - 19

0440  Today in history st Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope   

1071  Battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King on this day in history.   

1099  Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon on August - 19.   

1263  On this day in history king James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings   

1263  On August - 19 king James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing   

1399  King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry on this day in history.   

1458  Today in history aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II   

1477  Maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of on this day in history.   

1493  Maximilian I of Austria becomes Roman Catholic German emperor today in history.   

1504  On August - 19 battle of Knockdoe.   

1524  Today in history emperor Charles V's troops besiege Marseille, Italy   

1342  Today in history birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born today in history.   

1521  On this day in history birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born today in history.   

1558  Today in history birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1590  On this day in history birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)   

1596  Today in history birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

1596  On August - 19 birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)   

0440  On August - 19 sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies   

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on August - 19.   

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) today in history.   

1245  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on August - 19.   

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) today in history.   

1297  On August - 19 death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)   

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on August - 19.   

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on this day in history.