This day in History - July 19

406 Historic Events for July 19
64 Event Circus Maximus in Rome catches fire
514 Death Symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies
532 Event Start of Dionysian Pascal Cycle
1054 Death Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies
1195 Event Battle at Alarcos: Almohaden beats Alfons VIII of Castilia
1234 Death Floris IV, count of Holland, killed in tournament
1346 Death Dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle
1374 Death Francesco Petrarca, [Petracco], Italian mountaineer/poet, dies at 69
1380 Event Thomas of Buckingham's invasion army lands on Calais
1425 Event Duke John VI van Brabant pledges Holland/Zealand to Philip the Good
1510 Event 38 Jews are burned at stake in Berlin Prussia
1524 Event Boer War begins in Germany's Black Forest
1525 Event Catholic German monarchy form Union of Dessau
1534 Death Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70
1545 Death George Carew, English admiral, drowns
1545 Death Roger Grenville, English captain of Mary Rose, drowns
1545 Event King Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die
1551 Event Treaty of Karlsburg: arch duke Ferdinand of Austria recognized as king of Hungary/Transsylvania
1553 Event 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey deposed as England's Queen after 9 days
1572 Event Battle at Saint-Ghislain: Spanish army beats The Genlis' mercenaries
1575 Event Spanish viceroy Gilles of Hierges attacks Oudewater
1590 Event King Philip Ii's secretary Antonio P‚rez escapes jail
1592 Birth Erhard Buttner, composer
1599 Event Jacob van Necks merchant fleet leaves Java
1625 Death Samuel Besler, composer, dies at 50