Historical Events In May - 19

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

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.   

1296  On this day in history celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies   

1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor on May - 19.   

1506  Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir on May - 19.   

1515  George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles on this day in history.   

1517  On May - 19 philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht   

1536  On this day in history anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded   

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

1568  On May - 19 english queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary   

1568  On May - 19 mary, queen of Scots, arrested.   

1571  On this day in history miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines   

1585  On May - 19 spain confisquates English ships   

1588  Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England on May - 19.   

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

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

1611  On May - 19 innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)   

1616  On this day in history johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

1635  France declares war on Spain on May - 19.   

1643  On this day in history battle at Rocroi/Allersheim French army destroys Spanish army   

1643  Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut &New Harbor form United Colonies of New England on May - 19.   

1643  Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army on May - 19.   

1647  Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies on May - 19.   

1649  England declared a Commonwealth on this day in history.   

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 May - 19 spanish troops occupy Grevelingen   

1653  On this day in history carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48   

1662  Uniformity Act of England goes into effect on this day in history.   

1746  On this day in history johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

1749  On May - 19 george II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley   

1755  On May - 19 gabriele Prota, composer   

1762  Johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre) on May - 19.   

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  On May - 19 birth of innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)   

1616  On May - 19 birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

1700  On this day in history birth of josé de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)   

1724  On this day in history birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)   

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.   

1746  On May - 19 birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 19.   

1125  On May - 19 death of vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053)   

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

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

1389  Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1526  On May - 19 death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)   

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