Famous Birthdays In August - 19

1342  On August - 19 birth of katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)   

1398  On August - 19 birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)   

1521  Lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti) was born on August - 19.   

1557  On August - 19 birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

1558  On this day in history birth of paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian   

1590  On this day in history birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)   

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 August - 19.   

1621  Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history birth of john Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love)   

1646  On August - 19 birth of john Flamsteed, 1st astronomer royal of England   

1686  Antonio Tonelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1686  On August - 19 birth of eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737)   

1689  On August - 19 birth of samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)   

1711  Edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

1737  On August - 19 birth of johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer   

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 August - 19 birth of anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime   

1780  Baranger, writer was born on August - 19.   

1785  On August - 19 birth of seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks   

1813  On August - 19 birth of william Henry Fry, composer   

1815  On August - 19 birth of john Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

1816  On August - 19 birth of julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs   

1824  On August - 19 birth of georg Goltermann, composer   

1831  On August - 19 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  Luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906) was born on August - 19.   

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  On this day in history birth of aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926)   

1858  Edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children) was born on August - 19.   

1859  Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) was born on August - 19.   

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0014  Death of Augustus, Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC) on August - 19.   

0440  On this day in history sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies   

0472  On this day in history ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

1186  Death of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1158) on August - 19.   

1245  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195)   

1284  On this day in history death of alphonso, Earl of Chester, son of Edward I of England (b. 1273)   

1297  Death of Saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274) on August - 19.   

1493  On this day in history frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77