Historical Events In May - 19

0715  St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope on May - 19.   

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

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

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

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

1506  On this day in history columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir   

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

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

1536  Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded on May - 19.   

1547  Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel on May - 19.   

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

1568  Mary, queen of Scots, arrested on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1601  Costanzo Porta, Italian composer on May - 19.   

1608  Matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague on May - 19.   

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

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

1635  On May - 19 france declares war on Spain   

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 this day in history.   

1647  On May - 19 sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies   

1649  On this day in history england declared a Commonwealth   

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 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  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer on May - 19.   

1749  On this day in history george II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer on May - 19.   

1762  On May - 19 johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre)   

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 this day in history.   

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  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on May - 19.   

1755  On this day in history birth of gabriele Prota, composer   

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

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

1125  On this day in history death of vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053)   

1296  On this day in history 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 May - 19 death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)   

1531  On this day in history death of jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)