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 February - 19.  

1552  Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) was born on February - 19.  

1588  On February - 19 birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies  

1611  On February - 19 birth of andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)  

1616  Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born on this day in history.  

1630  On February - 19 birth of shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)  

1660  Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742) was born on February - 19.  

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

1683  On February - 19 birth of philip V, France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)  

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1687  On this day in history birth of johann Adam Birkenstock, composer  

1717  On February - 19 birth of david Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko)  

1722  On February - 19 birth of tiphaigne de la Roche, French writer (d. 1774)  

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

1751  Cornelis de Gijselaar, Dutch politician/patriot was born on this day in history.  

1754  Vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier) was born on February - 19.  

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

1762  On February - 19 birth of friedrich Franz Hurka, composer  

1763  Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer was born on this day in history.  

1780  On this day in history birth of friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist (Nibelungenlied)  

1780  Richard McCarty, American politician (d. 1844) was born on February - 19.  

1802  On this day in history 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  On February - 19 birth of david Wark, Canadian politician (d. 1905)  

1812  On February - 19 birth of lauro Rossi, composer  

1817  Willem III, last male King of Netherlands (1849-90) was born on this day in history.  

1819  Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author/novelist/writer was born on February - 19.  

1821  On February - 19 birth of francis Preston Blair Jr, Lexington Ky, (Rep-Missouri)  

1824  Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator [NS=Mar 2] was born on February - 19.  

1827  Charles Robert Woods, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1855 was born on this day in history.  

1828  On this day in history birth of johannes von Miquel, German politician  

1841  On this day in history birth of felipe Pedrell, composer  

1843  On February - 19 birth of adelina Patti, Madrid Spain, opera soprano (Lucio)  

1859  On this day in history birth of svante August Arhenius, Swedish physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903)  

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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 February - 19.  

1133  Death of Irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066) on February - 19.  

1260  On this day in history boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies  

1401  Death of William Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London on February - 19.  

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.