Events & Holidays In May - 19

Ho Chi Minh's Birthday (Vietnam)

Holiday of Poetry (Turkmenistan)

Malcolm X Day (United States of America)

Youth & Sports Day (Turkey)

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

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on this day in history.   

1724  Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.   

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

1746  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1125  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on this day in history.   

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

1319  On this day in history death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276)   

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

1526  On this day in history 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)