Famous Birthdays In August - 19

1342  Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on August - 19.  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 August - 19.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1686  Antonio Tonelli, composer was born on August - 19.  

1686  On August - 19 birth of eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737)  

1689  Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized) was born on this day in history.  

1711  On August - 19 birth of edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)  

1737  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer  

1743  Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV was born on August - 19.  

1743  On August - 19 birth of madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793)  

1756  Anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime was born on this day in history.  

1780  Baranger, writer was born on August - 19.  

1785  On August - 19 birth of seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks  

1813  On August - 19 birth of william Henry Fry, composer  

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

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 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 this day in history birth of luis Martín, 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  On this day in history birth of frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11)  

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

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

1859  On this day in history 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  On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies  

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on this day in history.  

1245  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)  

1284  On this day in history 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  On this day in history frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77