Famous Personalities Born In January - 19
Sunday, 01 February 2026
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 On January - 19 birth of jacques Huyn, composer 

1639 On this day in history birth of noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian 

1676 On January - 19 birth of john Weldon, composer 

1679 Girolamo Chiti, composer was born on this day in history. 

1686 On this day in history birth of hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist 

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 January - 19. 

1739 Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect (d. 1808) was born on January - 19. 

1749 Isaiah Thomas, US, printer/editor/publisher/historian was born on January - 19. 

1752 James Morris III, American army officer (d. 1820) was born on January - 19. 

1757 On January - 19 birth of augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf, German Princess (d. 1831) 

1760 On this day in history birth of melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer 

1790 On January - 19 birth of per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish historian/poet (Blommorna) 

1798 On this day in history birth of auguste Comte, philosopher/founder (sociology & positivism) 

1802 On January - 19 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 Robert Edward Lee, Stratford Va, General-in-Chief (Confederacy) was born on January - 19. 

1807 On this day in history birth of robert E. Lee, American Confederate general (d. 1870) 

1807 On this day in history birth of robert E. Lee, Stratford Virginia, American Confederate General in Chief (d. 1870) 

1808 Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887) was born on January - 19. 

1809 Edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author (Pit & the Pendulum) was born on this day in history. 

1813 On January - 19 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 January - 19. 

1827 Carlos Guido y Spano, Argentina, conductor (Rafagas,) was born on this day in history. 

1830 George Blake Cosby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1909 was born on this day in history. 

1832 Ferdinand Laub, composer was born on this day in history. 

1832 Salvador Giner y Vidal, composer was born on this day in history. 

1837 William Williams Keen, surgeon (brain) was born on this day in history. 

1839 On this day in history birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer 

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