Famous Birthdays In August - 19
Friday, 17 May 2024
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 On August - 19 birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)
1558 Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on this day in history.
1590 On this day in history birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)
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 August - 19.
1686 Eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737) was born on August - 19.
1689 Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized) was born on August - 19.
1711 On this day in history birth of edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)
1737 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer
1743 Marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV was born on August - 19.
1743 On this day in history birth of madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793)
1756 Anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime was born on August - 19.
1780 On August - 19 birth of baranger, writer
1785 Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks was born on August - 19.
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 August - 19.
1816 On August - 19 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 Stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 19.
1839 Oskar Brefeld, German botanist was born on August - 19.
1844 On this day in history birth of minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils)
1846 On August - 19 birth of luis MartÃn, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)
1848 On this day in history 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 this day in history.