Famous Birthdays In May - 19

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

1611  On this day in history 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  On May - 19 birth of charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)   

1746  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

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

1762  On May - 19 birth of johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre)   

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

1773  Arthur Aikin, English mineralogist (d. 1854) was born on May - 19.   

1795  On this day in history birth of johns Hopkins, philanthropist, founded Johns Hopkins University   

1797  On this day in history 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  On May - 19 birth of felix Kirk Zollicoffer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1815  On May - 19 birth of john Gross Barnard, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1882   

1827  Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French statesman (d. 1896) was born on May - 19.   

1828  Adin Ballou Underwood, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1839  On May - 19 birth of alice Mary Smith, composer   

1858  Roland Napoleon Bonaparte, French officer/traveller (Surinam) was born on May - 19.   

1859  On May - 19 birth of nellie Melba, [Heal Mitchell], Australian soprano (Peach Melba)   

1860  On May - 19 birth of victor E Orlando, Italy's premier (1917-19)   

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

1862  Mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.   

1864  Carl Ethan Akeley, US, naturalist, devoleped animal mount process was born on this day in history.   

1869  Jules Poncelet, Belgian minister of State was born on this day in history.   

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

1873  Federico Gerdes, composer was born on May - 19.   

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

1878  Adam von Ahn Carse, composer was born on May - 19.   

1879  Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, US/Eng's feminist/ex of Waldorf Astor was born on this day in history.   

1880  Allard R Hulshoff, architect of Amsterdam (1924) was born on this day in history.   

1881  Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1st President of Turkey (d. 1938) was born on May - 19.   

1882  On May - 19 birth of mohammed Mosaddeq, Prime Minister of Iran (d. 1967)   

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0804  Alcuin of York, English scholar, dies in Tours France at 69 on this day in history.   

0988  Dunstan[us], English archbishop of Canterbury, dies on May - 19.   

1102  Death of Stephen, Count of Blois (b. c. 1045) on May - 19.   

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

1296  Celestine V, [Pietro del Murrone], Pope (1294), dies on May - 19.   

1319  Death of Louis d'Évreux, son of Philip III of France (b. 1276) on this day in history.   

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

1526  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)