Famous Birthdays In February - 19

1473  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on February - 19.  

1526  Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609) was born on this day in history.  

1552  On this day in history birth of melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)  

1588  Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born on this day in history.  

1611  Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71) was born on this day in history.  

1616  On February - 19 birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer  

1630  Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680) was born on February - 19.  

1660  Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.  

1671  On this day in history birth of charles-Hubert Gervais, composer  

1683  Philip V, France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46) was born on February - 19.  

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1687  Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer was born on this day in history.  

1717  David Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko) was born on February - 19.  

1722  Tiphaigne de la Roche, French writer (d. 1774) was born on this day in history.  

1743  On this day in history birth of [Ridolfo] Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer, cellist (Minuet)  

1751  On February - 19 birth of cornelis de Gijselaar, Dutch politician/patriot  

1754  Vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier) was born on this day in history.  

1755  On this day in history birth of pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies  

1762  Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer was born on February - 19.  

1763  On this day in history birth of adalbert Gyrowetz, composer  

1780  Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist (Nibelungenlied) was born on this day in history.  

1780  On February - 19 birth of richard McCarty, American politician (d. 1844)  

1802  On February - 19 birth of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1881)  

1804  On this day in history birth of carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, German physician (d. 1878)  

1804  David Wark, Canadian politician (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.  

1812  On this day in history birth of lauro Rossi, composer  

1817  On this day in history birth of willem III, last male King of Netherlands (1849-90)  

1819  On February - 19 birth of mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author/novelist/writer  

1821  Francis Preston Blair Jr, Lexington Ky, (Rep-Missouri) was born on this day in history.  

1824  On February - 19 birth of constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator [NS=Mar 2]  

1827  On this day in history birth of charles Robert Woods, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1855  

1828  Johannes von Miquel, German politician was born on this day in history.  

1841  On February - 19 birth of felipe Pedrell, composer  

1843  Adelina Patti, Madrid Spain, opera soprano (Lucio) was born on February - 19.  

1859  Svante August Arhenius, Swedish physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903) was born on February - 19.  

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0197  D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle on February - 19.  

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362) on this day in history.  

1133  On February - 19 death of irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066)  

1260  On February - 19 boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies  

1401  On February - 19 death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London  

1414  On February - 19 thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies  

1545  Death of Pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death on February - 19.  

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on this day in history.