Famous Personalities Born In February - 20
Thursday, 19 February 2026
1494 Johan friis: Chancellor (denmark, helped formed lutheranism) 

1507 Gentile bellini: Italian artist (sultan mohammed ii) 

1523 Jan blahoslav: Czech humanist/bishop (bohemian brothers) 

1632 Thomas osborne: Duke of leeds, english pm (1690-94)/founder (tories) 

1633 Jan de baen: Portrait painter/etcher 

1656 Johannes schenck: German/neth composer, baptised 

1734 Franz ignaz beck: Composer 

1745 Johann peter salomon: Composer 

1745 Henry james pye: English poet 

1751 Johann heinrich voß: German poet 

1752 Charles broche: Composer 

1753 Louis alexandre berthier: French marshal 

1757 John 'mad jack' fuller: English philanthropist 

1763 Adalbert gyrowetz: Composer 

1770 Ferdinando carulli: Composer 

1779 Augustus callcott: Landscape painter, kensington 

1784 Adam black: Edinburgh scotland, politician/publisher 

1791 Carl czerny: Vienna austria, pianist/composer (schule der virtuosen) 

1794 William carleton: Irish novelist 

1796 Eduard w van dam van isselt: Dutch military/liberal politician 

1802 Charles-auguste de beriot: Belgian violinist/composer 

1803 Friedrich theodor frohlich: Composer 

1805 Angelina grimke: Reformer/abolitionist/politician/lawyer 

1808 Daumier: Marseilles france, artist 

1809 Albertus j duymaer van twist: Gov-gen of neth-indies 

1809 Henry walton wessells: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1889 

1816 Josef michal ksawery jan poniatowski: Composer 

1819 Alfred escher: Swiss politician, railroad entrepreneur 

1820 Mahlon dickerson manson: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1895 

1827 Edward stuyvesant bragg: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1912 

1835 Allessandro d'ancona: Italian philologist 

1838 James barbour terrill: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1864 

1839 Benjamin waugh: American minister; founder of the nspcc 

1844 Ludwig eduard boltzmann: Austria, physicist (statistical mechanics) 

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