Famous Personalities Born In August - 19
Friday, 18 April 2025
1342 Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on this day in history.
1398 Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on this day in history.
1521 Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on this day in history.
1557 Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on August - 19.
1558 Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on August - 19.
1590 Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on August - 19.
1596 On this day in history birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I
1596 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)
1621 Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d. 1674) was born on August - 19.
1631 On this day in history birth of john Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love)
1646 On this day in history birth of john Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England
1686 Antonio Tonelli, composer was born on this day in history.
1686 On this day in history birth of eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737)
1689 On this day in history birth of samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)
1711 On this day in history birth of edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)
1737 Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer was born on this day in history.
1743 Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV was born on this day in history.
1743 On this day in history birth of madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793)
1756 On this day in history birth of anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime
1780 Baranger, writer was born on this day in history.
1785 On August - 19 birth of seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks
1813 William Henry Fry, composer was born on this day in history.
1815 On August - 19 birth of john Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879
1816 On this day in history birth of julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs
1824 Georg Goltermann, composer was born on August - 19.
1831 On August - 19 birth of stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1839 On August - 19 birth of oskar Brefeld, German botanist
1844 Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) was born on this day in history.
1846 Luis MartÃn, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.
1848 Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris) was born on August - 19.
1851 Frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11) was born on this day in history.
1853 On this day in history birth of aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926)
1858 On this day in history birth of edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children)
1859 Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) was born on this day in history.