Historical Events In May - 19

0715  On this day in history st Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0804  On May - 19 alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 19.   

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on May - 19.   

1469  On this day in history giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor   

1506  On May - 19 columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir   

1515  George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles on May - 19.   

1517  On this day in history philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht   

1536  On May - 19 anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded   

1547  Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel on this day in history.   

1568  English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary on May - 19.   

1568  On this day in history mary, queen of Scots, arrested.   

1571  Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines on May - 19.   

1585  Spain confisquates English ships on this day in history.   

1588  On May - 19 spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England   

1601  Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on this day in history.   

1608  On May - 19 matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague   

1611  On this day in history innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)   

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer on this day in history.   

1635  On May - 19 france declares war on Spain   

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 this day in history.   

1643  Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army on this day in history.   

1647  Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies on this day in history.   

1649  England declared a Commonwealth on May - 19.   

1649  On May - 19 an Act declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years.   

1652  On this day in history spanish troops occupy Grevelingen   

1653  On May - 19 carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48   

1662  Uniformity Act of England goes into effect on May - 19.   

1746  On May - 19 johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

1749  George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley on this day in history.   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer on this day in history.   

1762  Johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre) on this day in history.   

1770  On this day in history antoine-Charles Glachant, composer   

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on this day in history.   

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  On May - 19 birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)   

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  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on May - 19.   

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on this day in history.   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1125  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on May - 19.   

1296  On May - 19 celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies   

1319  Death of Louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276) on this day in history.   

1389  On May - 19 death of dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)   

1526  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)   

1531  On May - 19 death of jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)