Famous Personalities Born In February - 19
Thursday, 18 September 2025
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 On February - 19 birth of melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)
1588 On February - 19 birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies
1611 On this day in history birth of andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)
1616 Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born on February - 19.
1630 Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680) was born on February - 19.
1660 On this day in history birth of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)
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 this day in history.
1687 Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer was born on this day in history.
1717 On this day in history birth of david Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko)
1722 On this day in history 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 February - 19.
1754 On February - 19 birth of vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier)
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 this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of richard McCarty, American politician (d. 1844)
1802 Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1881) was born on February - 19.
1804 Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, German physician (d. 1878) was born on February - 19.
1804 David Wark, Canadian politician (d. 1905) was born on February - 19.
1812 Lauro Rossi, composer was born on this day in history.
1817 On this day in history birth of willem III, last male King of Netherlands (1849-90)
1819 Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author/novelist/writer was born on this day in history.
1821 Francis Preston Blair Jr, Lexington Ky, (Rep-Missouri) was born on February - 19.
1824 Constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator [NS=Mar 2] was born on February - 19.
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 Felipe Pedrell, composer was born on February - 19.
1843 On this day in history birth of adelina Patti, Madrid Spain, opera soprano (Lucio)
1859 On February - 19 birth of svante August Arhenius, Swedish physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903)