On July 19, history records 45 notable events, 184 famous births and 92 deaths, spanning the years 484 to 1701.
Events on this day include: Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital. (484); Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic. (711).
Notable people born on July 19 include Muhammad al-Bukhari (810), Baibars (1223), William VIII, Marquess of Montferrat (1420).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pope Symmachus (514), Li Shigu (806), Kyunyeo (973).
Events on 19 July 45
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Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital.
Year 711
Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roderic.
Year 939
Battle of Simancas: King Ramiro II of León defeats the Moorish army under Caliph Abd-al-Rahman III near the city of Simancas.
Year 998
Arab-Byzantine wars: Battle of Apamea: Fatimids defeat a Byzantine army near Apamea.
Year 1333
Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Halidon Hill: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots.
Year 1545
The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology.
Year 1553
Lady Jane Grey is replaced by Mary I of England as Queen of England after only nine days on the throne.
Year 1588
Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel.
Year 1701
Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England.
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Birthdays on 19 July 184
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Deaths on 19 July 92
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