On May 19, history records 44 notable events, 183 famous births and 103 deaths, spanning the years 639 to 1643.
Events on this day include: Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace. (639); Pope Gregory II is elected. (715).
Notable people born on May 19 include John Stourton, 1st Baron Stourton (1400), Baccio D'Agnolo (1462), Helena of Moscow (1476).
Notable figures who died on this day include Alcuin (804), Robert (archbishop of Trier) (956), Dunstan (988).
Events on 19 May 44
See all →Ashina Jiesheshuai and his tribesmen assaulted Emperor Taizong at Jiucheng Palace.
John II of Castile defeats the Infantes of Aragon at the First Battle of Olmedo.
Catherine of Aragon is married by proxy to Arthur, Prince of Wales. Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12.
French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two sons (whom Cartier had kidnapped during his first voyage).
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
Thirty Years' War: French forces under the duc d'Enghien decisively defeat Spanish forces at the Battle of Rocroi, marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power.
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Birthdays on 19 May 183
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Deaths on 19 May 103
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