Historical Events In May - 19

0715  St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on May - 19.   

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

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

1469  On May - 19 giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor   

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

1515  On May - 19 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  On May - 19 anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded   

1547  On this day in history monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel   

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  Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines on May - 19.   

1585  On this day in history spain confisquates English ships   

1588  Spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England on May - 19.   

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

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

1611  On May - 19 innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)   

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

1635  On this day in history france declares war on Spain   

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

1643  On this day in history massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut &New Harbor form United Colonies of New England   

1643  Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim: French army destroys Spanish army on this day in history.   

1647  Sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies on May - 19.   

1649  On May - 19 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  On this day in history uniformity Act of England goes into effect   

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer on this day in history.   

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

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer on this day in history.   

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

1770  Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer on May - 19.   

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1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on May - 19.   

1611  On May - 19 birth of innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on this day in history.   

1319  Death of Louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276) on this day in history.   

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

1526  Death of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464) on this day in history.   

1531  Death of Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456) on this day in history.