Famous Birthdays In May - 19

1469  Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on this day in history.   

1611  Innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89) was born on May - 19.   

1616  On this day in history birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer   

1700  José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770) was born on May - 19.   

1724  On this day in history birth of augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779)   

1744  Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on May - 19.   

1746  Johann Friedrich Peter, composer was born on May - 19.   

1755  Gabriele Prota, composer was born on this day in history.   

1762  On this day in history birth of johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre)   

1770  Antoine-Charles Glachant, composer was born on this day in history.   

1773  On May - 19 birth of arthur Aikin, English mineralogist (d. 1854)   

1795  Johns Hopkins, philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University was born on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history birth of maria Isabel of Portugal, queen of Spain (d. 1818)   

1808  Samuel Jameson Gholson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.   

1812  Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.   

1815  John Gross Barnard, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1882 was born on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history birth of paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French statesman (d. 1896)   

1828  On this day in history birth of adin Ballou Underwood, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1839  On this day in history birth of alice Mary Smith, composer   

1858  Roland Napoleon Bonaparte, French officer/traveller (Surinam) was born on this day in history.   

1859  On this day in history birth of nellie Melba, [Heal Mitchell], Australian soprano (Peach Melba)   

1860  Victor E Orlando, Italy's premier (1917-19) was born on May - 19.   

1861  Dame Nellie Melba, Australian opera singer (d. 1931) was born on May - 19.   

1862  On May - 19 birth of mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (d. 1942)   

1864  On this day in history birth of carl Ethan Akeley, US, naturalist, devoleped animal mount process   

1869  Jules Poncelet, Belgian minister of State was born on May - 19.   

1870  On this day in history birth of albert Fish, American serial killer (d. 1936)   

1873  On this day in history birth of federico Gerdes, composer   

1874  Gilbert Laird Jessop, cricketer (The Croucher) was born on May - 19.   

1878  Adam von Ahn Carse, composer was born on this day in history.   

1879  On this day in history birth of nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, US/Eng's feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor   

1880  Allard R Hulshoff, architect of Amsterdam (1924) was born on May - 19.   

1881  On May - 19 birth of mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1st President of Turkey (d. 1938)   

1882  On this day in history birth of mohammed Mosaddeq, Prime Minister of Iran (d. 1967)   

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0804  On May - 19 alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on this day in history.   

1102  On this day in history death of stephen, Count of Blois (b. c. 1045)   

1125  Death of Vladimir Monomakh, Russian prince (b. 1053) on this day in history.   

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on this day in history.   

1319  On May - 19 death of louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276)   

1389  Death of Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1526  Death of Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464) on this day in history.