Famous Personalities Born In May - 19
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
1469 Giovanni della Robbia, Ital's sculptor was born on this day in history.
1611 On May - 19 birth of innocent XI, [Benedetto Odescalchi], Italy, 240th Pope (1676-89)
1616 On this day in history birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer
1700 On this day in history birth of josé de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)
1724 Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. 1779) was born on May - 19.
1744 Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818) was born on May - 19.
1746 On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer
1755 On May - 19 birth of gabriele Prota, composer
1762 On this day in history birth of johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre)
1770 On May - 19 birth of antoine-Charles Glachant, composer
1773 On this day in history birth of arthur Aikin, English mineralogist (d. 1854)
1795 On May - 19 birth of johns Hopkins, philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University
1797 On May - 19 birth of maria Isabel of Portugal, queen of Spain (d. 1818)
1808 On this day in history birth of samuel Jameson Gholson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883
1812 Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on May - 19.
1815 On this day in history birth of john Gross Barnard, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1882
1827 On May - 19 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 May - 19 birth of alice Mary Smith, composer
1858 On this day in history birth of roland Napoleon Bonaparte, French officer/traveller (Surinam)
1859 Nellie Melba, [Heal Mitchell], Australian soprano (Peach Melba) was born on May - 19.
1860 Victor E Orlando, Italy's premier (1917-19) was born on this day in history.
1861 Dame Nellie Melba, Australian opera singer (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.
1862 Mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (d. 1942) was born on May - 19.
1864 Carl Ethan Akeley, US, naturalist, devoleped animal mount process was born on May - 19.
1869 Jules Poncelet, Belgian minister of State was born on May - 19.
1870 Albert Fish, American serial killer (d. 1936) was born on this day in history.
1873 Federico Gerdes, composer was born on this day in history.
1874 On this day in history birth of gilbert Laird Jessop, cricketer (The Croucher)
1878 Adam von Ahn Carse, composer was born on this day in history.
1879 Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, US/Eng's feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor was born on May - 19.
1880 Allard R Hulshoff, architect of Amsterdam (1924) was born on May - 19.
1881 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1st President of Turkey (d. 1938) was born on this day in history.
1882 Mohammed Mosaddeq, Prime Minister of Iran (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.