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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1506  Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir on this day in history.   

1515  George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles on May - 19.   

1517  On this day in history philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht   

1536  Anne Boleyn, Queen of England/wife of Henry VIII, beheaded on this day in history.   

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 May - 19.   

1571  Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines on May - 19.   

1585  Spain confisquates English ships on May - 19.   

1588  On May - 19 spanish Armada sets sail for Lisbon, bound to England   

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

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

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) on this day in history.   

1616  On this day in history johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

1635  On this day in history france declares war on Spain   

1643  Battle at Rocroi/Allersheim French army destroys Spanish army on May - 19.   

1643  Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut &New Harbor form United Colonies of New England on this day in history.   

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

1647  On May - 19 sebastian Vrancx, Flemish painter (captain of vigilante), dies   

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  On this day in history spanish troops occupy Grevelingen   

1653  On this day in history carel Reyniersz, gov-gen of Neth East Indies, dies at 48   

1662  Uniformity Act of England goes into effect on this day in history.   

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer on May - 19.   

1749  On May - 19 george II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley   

1755  On this day in history gabriele Prota, composer   

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 May - 19 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 May - 19 birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)   

1744  On this day in history birth of charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)   

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on May - 19.   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on May - 19.   

0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on this day in history.   

0988  On this day in history dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

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 May - 19.   

1389  Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on May - 19.   

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.