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 this day in history.  

1544  Francis II de Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1559-60) was born on January - 19.  

1613  Jacques Huyn, composer was born on this day in history.  

1639  On January - 19 birth of noel Alexandre, French theologian/historian  

1676  John Weldon, composer was born on this day in history.  

1679  On January - 19 birth of girolamo Chiti, composer  

1686  On January - 19 birth of hakuin Ekakuborn, Japan, Zen Buddhist  

1736  On January - 19 birth of james Watt, Scotland, inventor (steam engine)  

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  On January - 19 birth of jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Fr writer (Paul et Virgin)  

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 this day in history.  

1752  On January - 19 birth of james Morris III, American army officer (d. 1820)  

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

1802  On this day in history birth of [Jean] Silvain van de Weyer, 1st Belg min of Foreign affairs (1831)  

1806  On this day in history birth of vaclav Jindrich Veit, composer  

1807  Robert Edward Lee, Stratford Va, General-in-Chief (Confederacy) was born on this day in history.  

1807  On this day in history 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 January - 19 birth of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887)  

1809  On this day in history birth of edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author (Pit & the Pendulum)  

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  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 January - 19.  

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

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

1832  On January - 19 birth of salvador Giner y Vidal, composer  

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

1839  On January - 19 birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer  

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0639  Dagobert I, king of Austrasia/Soissons/Burgundy/Neustrië, dies on this day in history.  

1479  Johan II, king of Aragon/Navarra, dies at 81 on January - 19.  

1526  Death of Isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (b. 1501) on January - 19.  

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

1549  On January - 19 barthout van Assendelft, 1st land advocate of Holland, dies  

1576  Hans Sachs, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1591  On January - 19 edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60  

1625  Erhard Buttner, composer, dies at 32 on January - 19.