Famous Birthdays In August - 19

1342  On August - 19 birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)  

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

1521  On this day in history birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)  

1557  On August - 19 birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)  

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

1590  On August - 19 birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)  

1596  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on August - 19.  

1596  Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on August - 19.  

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  John Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England was born on August - 19.  

1686  On August - 19 birth of antonio Tonelli, composer  

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

1689  On this day in history birth of samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)  

1711  Edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761) was born on August - 19.  

1737  On August - 19 birth of johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer  

1743  Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV was born on this day in history.  

1743  Madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793) was born on this day in history.  

1756  Anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime was born on this day in history.  

1780  Baranger, writer was born on August - 19.  

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

1813  On this day in history birth of william Henry Fry, composer  

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

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

1824  Georg Goltermann, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils)  

1846  Luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 19 birth of aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926)  

1858  Edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children) was born on August - 19.  

1859  Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) was born on this day in history.  

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0014  On this day in history death of augustus, Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC)  

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

0472  On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies  

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

1245  On August - 19 death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)  

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 this day in history.  

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