List of 1619 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1619
Date | Event |
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May 13, 1619 | Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after being convicted of treason. |
June 10, 1619 | Thirty Years' War: Battle of Záblatí, a turning point in the Bohemian Revolt. |
July 30, 1619 | In Jamestown, Virginia, the first Colonial European representative assembly in the Americas, the Virginia General Assembly, convenes for the first time. |
August 28, 1619 | Election of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. |
November 7, 1619 | Elizabeth Stuart is crowned Queen of Bohemia. |
December 4, 1619 | Thirty-eight colonists arrive at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia. The group's charter proclaims that the day "be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God." |