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  On this day in history birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies  

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 February - 19.  

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.  

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

1743  On February - 19 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 February - 19.  

1755  Pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies was born on February - 19.  

1762  Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer was born on this day in history.  

1763  On February - 19 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 February - 19.  

1802  Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1881) was born on this day in history.  

1804  Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, German physician (d. 1878) was born on this day in history.  

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

1812  On February - 19 birth of lauro Rossi, composer  

1817  Willem III, last male King of Netherlands (1849-90) was born on February - 19.  

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

1821  On this day in history birth of francis Preston Blair Jr, Lexington Ky, (Rep-Missouri)  

1824  On this day in history birth of constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator [NS=Mar 2]  

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 this day in history.  

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  On February - 19 death of mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362)  

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

1414  On this day in history 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