Famous Birthdays In August - 19

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

1398  Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458) was born on August - 19.   

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

1557  On this day in history birth of frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)   

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

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  Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.   

1621  Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d. 1674) was born on August - 19.   

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  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 August - 19 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 August - 19.   

1743  On August - 19 birth of marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV   

1743  Madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793) was born on this day in history.   

1756  On this day in history birth of anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime   

1780  Baranger, writer was born on August - 19.   

1785  Seth Thomas, pioneer in mass production of clocks was born on August - 19.   

1813  William Henry Fry, composer was born on August - 19.   

1815  John Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.   

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  Stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history birth of oskar Brefeld, German botanist   

1844  Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) was born on August - 19.   

1846  On this day in history birth of luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)   

1848  Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris) was born on August - 19.   

1851  On August - 19 birth of frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11)   

1853  Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history birth of edith Nesbit, England, children books author (Railway Children)   

1859  On this day in history birth of charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox)   

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0014  On this day in history death of augustus, Roman Emperor (b. 63 BC)   

0440  On August - 19 sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies   

0472  On August - 19 ricimer, Barbaars general, dies   

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

1245  Death of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence (b. 1195) on this day in history.   

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

1297  On August - 19 death of saint Louis of Toulouse, French Catholic bishop (b. 1274)   

1493  Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77 on this day in history.