Historical Events In August - 19

0440  St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on August - 19.   

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.   

1071  On this day in history battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King   

1099  Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon on this day in history.   

1263  King James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings on August - 19.   

1263  On this day in history king James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing   

1399  King Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry on August - 19.   

1458  Aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II on August - 19.   

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

1493  On August - 19 maximilian I of Austria becomes Roman Catholic German emperor   

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

1504  On August - 19 battle of Knockdoe.   

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) on August - 19.   

1524  Emperor Charles V's troops besiege Marseille, Italy on August - 19.   

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian on this day in history.   

1561  Mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots on this day in history.   

1561  Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France on August - 19.   

1580  On August - 19 andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71   

1587  On August - 19 sigismund III becomes king of Poland   

1591  French king Henri IV occupies Rouen on August - 19.   

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 this day in history prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo   

1631  The birth of John Dryden, English poet, dramatist and satire writer on August - 19.   

1631  John Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love) on this day in history.   

1646  On this day in history john Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England   

1646  On this day in history alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian   

1650  On August - 19 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 August - 19.   

1691  On this day in history battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks   

1691  On August - 19 mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle   

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1342  On this day in history birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

1398  On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

1521  On August - 19 birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

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

1558  On this day 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  On August - 19 birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

1596  On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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

1284  On this day in history death of alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273)   

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on August - 19.   

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

1580  On this day in history andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71