Historical Events In October - 19
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
0439 On October - 19 the Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa.
0615 St Deusdedit I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 19.
0727 On this day in history saint Frideswide
1031 Abbot Humbertus van Echternach opens grave of Saint Willibrord on this day in history.
1187 Pope Urban III on October - 19.
1216 King John of England dies at Newark-on-Trent and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Henry on this day in history.
1216 On this day in history king John
1268 On this day in history konradin von Hohenstaufen, duke of Zwaben, beheaded
1298 On October - 19 rindfleish-140 Jews of Heilbron Germany are murdered
1453 On October - 19 2nd Battle at Castillon: France beats English, end of hundred year war
1466 2nd Peace of Thorn on this day in history.
1492 Columbus sites "Isabela" (Fortune Island, Bahamas) on this day in history.
1507 On this day in history viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus, [Aytta van Zwichem], Dutch priest
1512 Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology (Doctor in Biblia) on October - 19.
1545 Giovanale Ancina, composer on this day in history.
1547 On this day in history pierino del Vaga, Italian painter, dies at about 46
1553 Bonifazio Veronese/Veneziano, [de' Pitati], Italian painter, dies on this day in history.
1576 On this day in history dutch provinces begin consultation about Spanish existence
1581 On this day in history dimitri Ivanovitch, Russian son of Ivan IV "the Terrible"
1605 Thomas Browne, British writer (Garden of Cyrus) on this day in history.
1608 On October - 19 martinus A del Rio, Spanish lawyer historian/theologist, dies
1609 On this day in history jacobus Arminius, [Jacob Hermans], theologist, dies at about 49
1630 In Boston the 1st general court is held on October - 19.
1634 Beach Island in North sea destroyed by a heavy storm flood on October - 19.
1636 On October - 19 marcin Kazanowski, Polish politician
1652 On October - 19 louis Le Quointe, composer
1682 English Lord Shaftesbury flees to Holland on October - 19.
1684 On this day in history johann Christoph Fravenholtz, composer
1690 Giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer on October - 19.
1722 On October - 19 french C Hopffer patents fire extinguisher
1739 On October - 19 england declares war on Spain [OS=Oct 30]
1745 On October - 19 jonathan Swift, English writer (Gulliver's Travels), dies
1758 Johan H Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist, dies on this day in history.
1765 Stamp Act Congress met in NY, wrote decl of rights & liberties on October - 19.