Famous Birthdays In February - 19

1473  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on this day in history.  

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

1552  Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) was born on this day in history.  

1588  Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies was born on February - 19.  

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

1616  On this day in history birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer  

1630  On this day in history birth of shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)  

1660  On February - 19 birth of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)  

1671  On February - 19 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  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  Tiphaigne de la Roche, French writer (d. 1774) was born on February - 19.  

1743  On February - 19 birth of [Ridolfo] Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer, cellist (Minuet)  

1751  Cornelis de Gijselaar, Dutch politician/patriot was born on February - 19.  

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

1755  Pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies was born on this day in history.  

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  Richard McCarty, American politician (d. 1844) was born on this day in history.  

1802  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1881)  

1804  On February - 19 birth of carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, German physician (d. 1878)  

1804  On this day in history birth of david Wark, Canadian politician (d. 1905)  

1812  On February - 19 birth of lauro Rossi, composer  

1817  On February - 19 birth of willem III, last male King of Netherlands (1849-90)  

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 this day in history.  

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

1828  Johannes von Miquel, German politician was born on February - 19.  

1841  Felipe Pedrell, composer was born on February - 19.  

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 this day in history.  

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0197  On this day in history d Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle  

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

1133  Death of Irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066) on this day in history.  

1260  Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies on February - 19.  

1401  On this day in history 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  On February - 19 death of pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death  

1553  On February - 19 erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41