Famous Personalities Born In August - 19
Friday, 19 December 2025
1342 Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on August - 19. 

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

1558 On August - 19 birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian 

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

1596 On August - 19 birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I 

1596 Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on this day in history. 

1621 On August - 19 birth of gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d. 1674) 

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

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

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

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

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

1711 Edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761) was born on this day in history. 

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

1743 Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV was born on August - 19. 

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

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 On August - 19 birth of seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks 

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

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

1816 Julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs was born on this day in history. 

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 On this day in history birth of oskar Brefeld, German botanist 

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

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

1848 On August - 19 birth of gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris) 

1851 On August - 19 birth of frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11) 

1853 Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926) was born on August - 19. 

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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