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

1506  Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir on this day in history.   

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

1517  Philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht on May - 19.   

1536  Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded on this day in history.   

1547  On May - 19 monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel   

1568  English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary on this day in history.   

1568  Mary, queen of Scots, arrested on May - 19.   

1571  Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines on this day in history.   

1585  Spain confisquates English ships on this day in history.   

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

1601  On May - 19 costanzo Porta, Italian composer   

1608  On this day in history matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague   

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

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

1635  France declares war on Spain on this day in history.   

1643  On May - 19 battle at Rocroi/Allersheim French army destroys Spanish army   

1643  On this day in history massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut &New Harbor form United Colonies of New England   

1643  On May - 19 battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army   

1647  On this day in history sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies   

1649  England declared a Commonwealth on this day in history.   

1649  On this day in history 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 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  On May - 19 george II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer on May - 19.   

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

1770  On May - 19 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 this day in history.   

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  Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.   

1744  On this day in history birth of charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)   

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

1755  On May - 19 birth of gabriele Prota, composer   

0804  On this day in history alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69   

0988  On this day in history dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

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

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on this day in history.   

1319  On May - 19 death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276)   

1389  On this day in history death of dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)   

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

1531  Death of Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456) on May - 19.