Historical Events In August - 19

0440  St Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on this day in history.   

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.   

1071  Battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King on August - 19.   

1099  On August - 19 crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon   

1263  On this day in history king James I or Argon censors Hebrew writings   

1263  King James I of Argon censors Hebrew writing on August - 19.   

1399  On August - 19 king Richard II of England surrenders to his cousin Henry   

1458  Aenea Silvio Piccolomini chosen Pope Pius II on August - 19.   

1477  On this day in history maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of   

1493  Maximilian I of Austria becomes Roman Catholic German emperor on this day in history.   

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on August - 19.   

1504  Battle of Knockdoe on this day in history.   

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) on August - 19.   

1524  On August - 19 emperor Charles V's troops besiege Marseille, Italy   

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian on August - 19.   

1561  On this day in history mary Proclaimed Queen of Scots   

1561  Mary Queen of Scots arrives in Leith Scotland to assume throne after spending 13 years in France on August - 19.   

1580  Andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1587  On this day in history sigismund III becomes king of Poland   

1591  French king Henri IV occupies Rouen on August - 19.   

1596  On this day in history elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I   

1601  On August - 19 michael the Brave, ruler of Turkey, dies   

1627  On this day in history prince Frederik Henry conquerors fort Groenlo   

1631  On August - 19 the birth of John Dryden, English poet, dramatist and satire writer   

1631  On this day in history john Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love)   

1646  John Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England on August - 19.   

1646  Alexander Henderson, Scottish theologian on this day in history.   

1650  On this day in history abraham de Verwer, painter, buried at about 55   

1654  On this day in history yom Tov Lipmann Heller, rabbi/author (Tosefot Yom Tov), dies   

1686  On this day in history antonio Tonelli, composer   

1689  On August - 19 samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)   

1691  Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks on August - 19.   

1691  Mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle on August - 19.   

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1342  On August - 19 birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on August - 19.   

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on August - 19.   

1557  On August - 19 birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.   

1590  On this day in history birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)   

1596  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on this day in history.   

1596  Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

0440  On August - 19 sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies   

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.   

1186  On this day in history death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)   

1245  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)   

1284  On this day in history death of alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273)   

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on August - 19.   

1493  On August - 19 frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77   

1580  On August - 19 andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71