Famous Birthdays In August - 19

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

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on August - 19.  

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on this day in history.  

1557  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1596  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)  

1621  Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.  

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

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1646  On August - 19 birth of john Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England  

1686  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)  

1737  Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer was born on August - 19.  

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 August - 19.  

1780  On August - 19 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  On this day in history birth of julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs  

1824  On August - 19 birth of georg Goltermann, composer  

1831  Stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 19.  

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

1844  Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1851  Frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11) was born on August - 19.  

1853  On August - 19 birth of aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926)  

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

1859  On August - 19 birth of charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox)  

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

0440  On August - 19 sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies  

0472  On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies  

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

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

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

1297  On this day in history death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)  

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