Famous Personalities Born In August - 19
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
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 August - 19.
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 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 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 John Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love) was born on August - 19.
1646 On August - 19 birth of john Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England
1686 On August - 19 birth of antonio Tonelli, composer
1686 Eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737) was born on August - 19.
1689 On August - 19 birth of samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)
1711 On this day in history birth of edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)
1737 Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime
1780 On August - 19 birth of baranger, writer
1785 On August - 19 birth of seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks
1813 William Henry Fry, composer was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1839 On this day in history birth of oskar Brefeld, German botanist
1844 Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) was born on this day in history.
1846 On August - 19 birth of luis MartÃn, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)
1848 Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1859 On this day in history birth of charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox)