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Famous Birthdays In February - 19
Thursday, 24 April 2014
1473 On this day in history birth of nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) Share it »
1526 On this day in history birth of charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609) Share it »
1552 Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1588 On this day in history birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies Share it »
1611 On this day in history birth of andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71) Share it »
1616 Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1630 Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1660 Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1671 Charles-Hubert Gervais, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1683 Philip V, France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1687 On this day in history birth of johann Adam Birkenstock, composer Share it »
1717 On this day in history birth of david Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko) Share it »
1722 Tiphaigne de la Roche, French writer (d. 1774) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1743 On this day in history birth of [Ridolfo] Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer, cellist (Minuet) Share it »
1751 On this day in history birth of cornelis de Gijselaar, Dutch politician/patriot Share it »
1754 Vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1755 On this day in history birth of pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies Share it »
1762 On this day in history birth of friedrich Franz Hurka, composer Share it »
1763 Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1780 On this day in history birth of friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist (Nibelungenlied) Share it »
1780 Richard McCarty, American politician (d. 1844) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1802 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1881) Share it »
1804 On this day in history birth of carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, German physician (d. 1878) Share it »
1804 David Wark, Canadian politician (d. 1905) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1812 Lauro Rossi, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1817 Willem III, last male King of Netherlands (1849-90) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1819 On this day in history birth of mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author/novelist/writer Share it »
1821 On this day in history birth of francis Preston Blair Jr, Lexington Ky, (Rep-Missouri) Share it »
1824 On this day in history birth of constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator [NS=Mar 2] Share it »
1827 Charles Robert Woods, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1855 was born on this day in history. Share it »
1828 Johannes von Miquel, German politician was born on this day in history. Share it »
1841 On this day in history birth of felipe Pedrell, composer Share it »
1843 Adelina Patti, Madrid Spain, opera soprano (Lucio) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1859 Svante August Arhenius, Swedish physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903) was born on this day in history. Share it »
