Famous Birthdays In August - 19

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

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.  

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on August - 19.  

1557  Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.  

1558  Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on August - 19.  

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 August - 19.  

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 August - 19 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 this day in history birth of antonio Tonelli, composer  

1686  Eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737) was born on August - 19.  

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

1711  On August - 19 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  Madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793) was born on this day in history.  

1756  On this day in history birth of anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime  

1780  On this day in history birth of baranger, writer  

1785  Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks was born on this day in history.  

1813  William Henry Fry, composer was born on August - 19.  

1815  John Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.  

1816  Julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs was born on this day in history.  

1824  Georg Goltermann, composer was born on this day in history.  

1831  On this day in history birth of stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

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

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  Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris) was born on this day in history.  

1851  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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0014  Death of Augustus, Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC) on this day in history.  

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

0472  On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies  

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on August - 19.  

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

1284  Death of Alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273) on this day in history.  

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on August - 19.  

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