Historical Events In May - 19

0715  St Gregory II begins his reign as Catholic Pope on May - 19.   

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

0988  On May - 19 dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies   

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

1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor on this day in history.   

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 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 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  On May - 19 miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founded Manilla in the Phillipines   

1585  Spain confisquates English ships on May - 19.   

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

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

1608  On May - 19 matthias von Habsburgs army reaches Lieben, at Prague   

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

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

1635  France declares war on Spain on May - 19.   

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

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

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

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

1649  England declared a Commonwealth on May - 19.   

1649  An Act declaring England a Commonwealth is passed by the Long Parliament. England would be a republic for the next eleven years on this day in history.   

1652  On this day in history spanish troops occupy Grevelingen   

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 this day in history.   

1746  On this day in history johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

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

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer on this day in history.   

1762  On May - 19 johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre)   

1770  Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer on this day in history.   

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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  Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born on May - 19.   

1700  On this day in history birth of josé de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)   

1724  On May - 19 birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)   

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

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

1755  On May - 19 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 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 May - 19.   

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

1389  On May - 19 death of dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)   

1526  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)   

1531  Death of Jan Łaski, Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456) on May - 19.