Famous Birthdays In August - 19

1342  On August - 19 birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)  

1398  On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)  

1521  On this day in history birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)  

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  Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on August - 19.  

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

1621  On this day in history 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.  

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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 this day in history birth of eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737)  

1689  On this day in history birth of samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)  

1711  Edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761) was born on August - 19.  

1737  On August - 19 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 this day in history.  

1785  Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks was born on August - 19.  

1813  On August - 19 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  Georg Goltermann, composer was born on this day in history.  

1831  On August - 19 birth of stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1839  On August - 19 birth of oskar Brefeld, German botanist  

1844  Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) was born on August - 19.  

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

1858  On this day in history birth of edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children)  

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

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0014  Death of Augustus, Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC) on August - 19.  

0440  Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies on August - 19.  

0472  Ricimer, Barbaars general, dies on August - 19.  

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  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on this day in history.  

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