Historical Events In August - 19
Thursday, 21 November 2024
0440 St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope on August - 19.
0440 Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on August - 19.
0472 On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies
1071 On this day in history battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King
1099 On August - 19 crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon
1263 On August - 19 king James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings
1263 King James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing on August - 19.
1399 King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry on this day in history.
1458 On August - 19 aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II
1477 Maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of on August - 19.
1493 Maximilian I of Austria becomes Roman Catholic German emperor on August - 19.
1493 Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on this day in history.
1504 Battle of Knockdoe on August - 19.
1521 On August - 19 lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)
1524 On this day in history emperor Charles V's troops besiege Marseille, Italy
1558 Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian on August - 19.
1561 Mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots on August - 19.
1561 On this day in history mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France
1580 Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on August - 19.
1587 On August - 19 sigismund III becomes king of Poland
1591 On this day in history french king Henri IV occupies Rouen
1596 On this day in history elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I
1601 Michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies on August - 19.
1627 On August - 19 prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo
1631 On August - 19 the birth of John Dryden, English poet, dramatist and satire writer
1631 John Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love) on this day in history.
1646 John Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England on this day in history.
1646 Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian on August - 19.
1650 On this day in history abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55
1654 On August - 19 yom Tov Lipmann Heller, rabbi/author (Tosefot Yom Tov), dies
1686 Antonio Tonelli, composer on August - 19.
1689 Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized) on this day in history.
1691 On August - 19 battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks
1691 Mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle on this day in history.