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

1469  On this day in history giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor   

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  On May - 19 monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel   

1568  On this day in history english queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary   

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

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

1585  Spain confisquates English ships on this day in history.   

1588  Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 19.   

1616  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer on this day in history.   

1635  France declares war on Spain on May - 19.   

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

1643  On May - 19 massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut &New Harbor form United Colonies of New England   

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

1647  Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies on this day in history.   

1649  On this day in history england declared a Commonwealth   

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  Spanish troops occupy Grevelingen on May - 19.   

1653  Carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1662  Uniformity Act of England goes into effect on May - 19.   

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer on May - 19.   

1749  George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley on May - 19.   

1755  On this day in history gabriele Prota, composer   

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

1770  On May - 19 antoine-Charles Glachant, composer   

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1469  On this day in history birth of giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor   

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on May - 19.   

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

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on May - 19.   

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

1744  On May - 19 birth of charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1125  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on May - 19.   

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

1319  On this day in history 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  On May - 19 death of jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)