Famous Personalities Born In August - 19
Saturday, 29 March 2025
1342 Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on August - 19.
1398 On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)
1521 On this day in history birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)
1557 Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on August - 19.
1558 On August - 19 birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian
1590 Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.
1596 Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on this day in history.
1596 Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.
1621 On this day in history birth of gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d. 1674)
1631 On August - 19 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 On August - 19 birth of antonio Tonelli, composer
1686 Eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.
1689 Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized) was born on this day in history.
1711 Edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761) was born on August - 19.
1737 Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer was born on August - 19.
1743 Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV was born on August - 19.
1743 On August - 19 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 Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks was born on this day in history.
1813 On this day in history birth of william Henry Fry, composer
1815 John Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1831 On this day in history birth of stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1839 Oskar Brefeld, German botanist was born on this day in history.
1844 Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) was born on this day in history.
1846 On this day in history birth of luis MartÃn, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)
1848 On August - 19 birth of gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris)
1851 Frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11) was born on August - 19.
1853 Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.
1858 On August - 19 birth of edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children)
1859 Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) was born on August - 19.