Famous Personalities Born In January - 19
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
0399 Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453) was born on this day in history.
1200 On January - 19 birth of dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto
1544 On this day in history birth of francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60)
1613 Jacques Huyn, composer was born on this day in history.
1639 Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian was born on January - 19.
1676 John Weldon, composer was born on this day in history.
1679 Girolamo Chiti, composer was born on January - 19.
1686 Hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist was born on January - 19.
1736 James Watt, Scotland, inventor (steam engine) was born on January - 19.
1736 Laurens P van de Spiegel, Dutch regent/secretary of State 1787-95 was born on January - 19.
1737 Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Fr writer (Paul et Virgin) was born on this day in history.
1739 On January - 19 birth of joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect (d. 1808)
1749 Isaiah Thomas, US, printer/editor/publisher/historian was born on this day in history.
1752 James Morris III, American army officer (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.
1757 On January - 19 birth of augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf, German Princess (d. 1831)
1760 Melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer was born on January - 19.
1790 Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish historian/poet (Blommorna) was born on this day in history.
1798 Auguste Comte, philosopher/founder (sociology & positivism) was born on this day in history.
1802 On this day in history birth of [Jean] Silvain van de Weyer, 1st Belg min of Foreign affairs (1831)
1806 Vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer was born on January - 19.
1807 On January - 19 birth of robert Edward Lee, Stratford Va, General-in-Chief (Confederacy)
1807 On January - 19 birth of robert E. Lee, American Confederate general (d. 1870)
1807 Robert E. Lee, Stratford Virginia, American Confederate General in Chief (d. 1870) was born on this day in history.
1808 On this day in history birth of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887)
1809 Edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author (Pit & the Pendulum) was born on this day in history.
1813 On this day in history birth of henry Bessemer, engineer/inventor (Bessemer engine)
1816 Henry Gray, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.
1820 John Haskell King, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.
1827 On this day in history birth of carlos Guido y Spano, Argentina, conductor (Rafagas,)
1830 On January - 19 birth of george Blake Cosby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1909
1832 On this day in history birth of ferdinand Laub, composer
1832 On this day in history birth of salvador Giner y Vidal, composer
1837 On this day in history birth of william Williams Keen, surgeon (brain)
1839 Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born on this day in history.