Famous Personalities Born In August - 19
Saturday, 30 August 2025
1342 Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on August - 19.
1398 On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)
1521 Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on August - 19.
1557 On August - 19 birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)
1558 On August - 19 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 August - 19.
1596 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)
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.
1646 John Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England was born on August - 19.
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 this day in history birth of samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)
1711 On this day in history birth of edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)
1737 On August - 19 birth of johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer
1743 Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV was born on this day in history.
1743 Madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793) was born on August - 19.
1756 Anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime was born on August - 19.
1780 Baranger, writer was born on August - 19.
1785 Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks was born on August - 19.
1813 William Henry Fry, composer was born on August - 19.
1815 On August - 19 birth of john Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879
1816 On August - 19 birth of julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs
1824 On August - 19 birth of georg Goltermann, composer
1831 On August - 19 birth of stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1839 Oskar Brefeld, German botanist was born on August - 19.
1844 Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) was born on August - 19.
1846 On August - 19 birth of luis MartÃn, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)
1848 Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris) was born on August - 19.
1851 On August - 19 birth of frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11)
1853 Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926) was born on August - 19.
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.