This Day In European History

19th August

Events
1274: King Edward I of England is crowned.
1388: The Battle of Otterburn; Scotland defeats England.
1458: Pope Pius II elected.
1587: King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland is elected; he is the son of King John III of Sweden.
1942: The Siege of Stalingrad begins.
1934: A plebiscite in Germany confirms Hitler as having supreme power.
1989: The end of Communist rule in Poland.

Births
1596: Elizabeth Stuart, 'the Winter Queen' of Bohemia.
1631: John Dryden, English poet.
1646: John Flamsteed, British astronomer.
1711: Edward Boscawen, English admiral.
1743: Jeanne Becu, French mistress.
1862: Maurice Barrès, French author.
1883: Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel, French dress designer.
1900: Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher.

Deaths
14: Augustus, first Emperor of Rome.
1457: Andrea del Castagno, Italian artist.
1493: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III.
1662: Blaise Pascal, French theologian and mathematician.
1822: Jean-Baptiste Delambre, French astronomer.

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