Famous Birthdays In January - 19

0399  On January - 19 birth of pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453)  

1200  Dogen Kigen, Japan, Zen teacher, 1st patriarch of the Japanese Soto was born on January - 19.  

1544  Francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60) was born on this day in history.  

1613  Jacques Huyn, composer was born on January - 19.  

1639  Noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian was born on this day in history.  

1676  John Weldon, composer was born on January - 19.  

1679  Girolamo Chiti, composer was born on January - 19.  

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

1736  James Watt, Scotland, inventor (steam engine) was born on this day in history.  

1736  Laurens P van de Spiegel, Dutch regent/secretary of State 1787-95 was born on this day in history.  

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1737  Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Fr writer (Paul et Virgin) was born on this day in history.  

1739  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf, German Princess (d. 1831)  

1760  Melchor Lopez Jimenez, composer was born on this day in history.  

1790  Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish historian/poet (Blommorna) was born on this day in history.  

1798  On January - 19 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 this day in history.  

1807  Robert E. Lee, American Confederate general (d. 1870) was born on January - 19.  

1807  Robert E. Lee, Stratford Virginia, American Confederate General in Chief (d. 1870) was born on this day in history.  

1808  Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887) was born on this day in history.  

1809  On January - 19 birth of edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author (Pit & the Pendulum)  

1813  Henry Bessemer, engineer/inventor (Bessemer engine) was born on January - 19.  

1816  On this day in history birth of henry Gray, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892  

1820  On January - 19 birth of john Haskell King, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888  

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

1830  On January - 19 birth of george Blake Cosby, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1909  

1832  Ferdinand Laub, composer was born on January - 19.  

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  On January - 19 birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer  

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0639  Dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies on January - 19.  

1479  On January - 19 johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81  

1526  Death of Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501) on this day in history.  

1547  Death of Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29 on January - 19.  

1549  Barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1576  Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81 on January - 19.  

1591  On this day in history edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60  

1625  On this day in history erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32