Famous Birthdays In February - 19

1473  On February - 19 birth of nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)  

1526  On February - 19 birth of charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609)  

1552  Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) was born on February - 19.  

1588  On this day in history birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies  

1611  Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71) was born on this day in history.  

1616  On this day in history birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer  

1630  Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.  

1660  On this day in history birth of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)  

1671  On this day in history birth of charles-Hubert Gervais, composer  

1683  Philip V, France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46) was born on this day in history.  

1687  Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer was born on February - 19.  

1717  David Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko) was born on February - 19.  

1722  Tiphaigne de la Roche, French writer (d. 1774) was born on February - 19.  

1743  On this day in history birth of [Ridolfo] Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer, cellist (Minuet)  

1751  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Gijselaar, Dutch politician/patriot  

1754  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier)  

1755  On February - 19 birth of pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies  

1762  Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer was born on February - 19.  

1763  Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer was born on February - 19.  

1780  Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist (Nibelungenlied) was born on this day in history.  

1780  Richard McCarty, American politician (d. 1844) was born on February - 19.  

1802  Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1881) was born on February - 19.  

1804  Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, German physician (d. 1878) was born on February - 19.  

1804  On this day in history birth of david Wark, Canadian politician (d. 1905)  

1812  On this day in history birth of lauro Rossi, composer  

1817  On February - 19 birth of willem III, last male King of Netherlands (1849-90)  

1819  On February - 19 birth of mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author/novelist/writer  

1821  On this day in history birth of francis Preston Blair Jr, Lexington Ky, (Rep-Missouri)  

1824  On February - 19 birth of constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator [NS=Mar 2]  

1827  Charles Robert Woods, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1855 was born on February - 19.  

1828  Johannes von Miquel, German politician was born on this day in history.  

1841  Felipe Pedrell, composer was born on February - 19.  

1843  Adelina Patti, Madrid Spain, opera soprano (Lucio) was born on this day in history.  

1859  On February - 19 birth of svante August Arhenius, Swedish physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903)  

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0197  On this day in history d Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle  

0440  On February - 19 death of mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)  

1133  On February - 19 death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)  

1260  Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies on this day in history.  

1401  On this day in history death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London  

1414  Thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies on this day in history.  

1545  Death of Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on this day in history.  

1553  On February - 19 erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41