Famous Birthdays In August - 19

1342  On this day in history birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)  

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.  

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on this day in history.  

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on August - 19.  

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on August - 19.  

1590  Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

1596  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I  

1596  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)  

1621  Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d. 1674) was born on August - 19.  

1631  On this day in history birth of john Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love)  

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1646  On August - 19 birth of john Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England  

1686  Antonio Tonelli, composer was born on August - 19.  

1686  On this day in history birth of eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737)  

1689  Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized) was born on this day in history.  

1711  On August - 19 birth of edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)  

1737  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer  

1743  On this day in history birth of marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV  

1743  On this day in history birth of madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793)  

1756  On this day in history birth of anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime  

1780  On August - 19 birth of baranger, writer  

1785  Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks was born on this day in history.  

1813  William Henry Fry, composer was born on August - 19.  

1815  John Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on August - 19.  

1816  Julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs was born on August - 19.  

1824  Georg Goltermann, composer was born on August - 19.  

1831  On August - 19 birth of stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1839  Oskar Brefeld, German botanist was born on August - 19.  

1844  On August - 19 birth of minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils)  

1846  On this day in history birth of luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)  

1848  Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris) was born on August - 19.  

1851  On this day in history birth of frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11)  

1853  On this day in history birth of aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926)  

1858  On August - 19 birth of edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children)  

1859  Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) was born on August - 19.  

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0014  Death of Augustus, Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC) on August - 19.  

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on August - 19.  

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on this day in history.  

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on this day in history.  

1245  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on August - 19.  

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on this day in history.  

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on August - 19.  

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on August - 19.