Famous Personalities Born In August - 19
Monday, 03 November 2025
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 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 Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on this day in history. 

1596 Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on this day in history. 

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 August - 19 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 On August - 19 birth of samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized) 

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 On August - 19 birth of marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV 

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

1756 On August - 19 birth of anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime 

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 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 August - 19. 

1824 Georg Goltermann, composer was born on August - 19. 

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 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 On this day in history birth of gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris) 

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

1853 Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926) was born on this day in history. 

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

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

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