On April 19, history records 40 notable events, 219 famous births and 95 deaths, spanning the years 531 to 1770.
Events on this day include: Battle of Callinicum: A Byzantine army under Belisarius is defeated by the Persians at Raqqa (northern Syria). (531); Empress Irene organizes a conspiracy against her son, the Byzantine emperor Constantine VI. He is deposed and blinded. Shortly after, Constantine dies of his... (797).
Notable people born on April 19 include Eanflæd (626), Frederick IV of Naples (1452), Paolo Giovio (1483).
Notable figures who died on this day include Judith of Bavaria (died 843) (843), Ælfheah of Canterbury (1012), Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (1044).
Events on 19 April 40
See all →Battle of Callinicum: A Byzantine army under Belisarius is defeated by the Persians at Raqqa (northern Syria).
Empress Irene organizes a conspiracy against her son, the Byzantine emperor Constantine VI. He is deposed and blinded. Shortly after, Constantine dies of his wounds; Irene proclaims herself basileus.
The Lisbon Massacre begins, in which accused Jews are being slaughtered by Portuguese Catholics.
Beginning of the Protestant Reformation: After the Second Diet of Speyer bans Lutheranism, a group of rulers (German: Fürst) and independent cities protests the reinstatement of the Edict of Worms.
With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inherited by his daughter, Maria Theresa (not actually born until 1717).
Captain James Cook, still holding the rank of lieutenant, sights the eastern coast of what is now Australia.
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Birthdays on 19 April 219
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Deaths on 19 April 95
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