Famous Birthdays In August - 19

1342  Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on this day in history.   

1398  On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

1521  On August - 19 birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)   

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian   

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

1596  On August - 19 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  On August - 19 birth of gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d. 1674)   

1631  John Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love) was born on August - 19.   

1646  John Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England was born on this day in history.   

1686  On this day in history birth of antonio Tonelli, composer   

1686  On August - 19 birth of eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737)   

1689  Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized) was born on August - 19.   

1711  On this day in history birth of edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)   

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

1743  On August - 19 birth of marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV   

1743  On August - 19 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 this day in history birth of baranger, writer   

1785  Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks was born on August - 19.   

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

1815  On August - 19 birth of john Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

1816  On August - 19 birth of julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs   

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

1831  Stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

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

1844  Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) was born on August - 19.   

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

1848  On this day in history birth of gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris)   

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

1853  Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.   

1858  Edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0440  On this day in history sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies   

0472  On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

1186  On August - 19 death of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158)   

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

1284  On August - 19 death of alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273)   

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

1493  On August - 19 frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77