Famous Birthdays In August - 19
Friday, 26 February 2021
1342 Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on August - 19.
1398 On August - 19 birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)
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 August - 19.
1596 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of john Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England
1686 On August - 19 birth of antonio Tonelli, composer
1686 On this day in history birth of eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737)
1689 On August - 19 birth of samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)
1711 On August - 19 birth of edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)
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 August - 19.
1743 On this day in history birth of madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793)
1756 Anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime was born on this day in history.
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 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 On August - 19 birth of georg Goltermann, composer
1831 On August - 19 birth of stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1839 Oskar Brefeld, German botanist was born on this day in history.
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 August - 19.
1848 On this day in history 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 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.