Famous Birthdays In February - 19

1473  Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543) was born on this day in history.   

1526  On this day in history birth of charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609)   

1552  On this day in history birth of melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)   

1588  On February - 19 birth of pieter de Carpentier, Flemish gov-gen of Dutch East-Indies   

1611  On this day in history birth of andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71)   

1616  Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born on February - 19.   

1630  On this day in history birth of shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire (d. 1680)   

1660  On this day in history birth of friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (d. 1742)   

1671  On February - 19 birth of charles-Hubert Gervais, composer   

1683  Philip V, France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46) was born on February - 19.   

1687  Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer was born on February - 19.   

1717  David Garrick, actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko) was born on this day in history.   

1722  On this day in history birth of tiphaigne de la Roche, French writer (d. 1774)   

1743  On this day in history birth of [Ridolfo] Luigi Boccherini, Italian composer, cellist (Minuet)   

1751  Cornelis de Gijselaar, Dutch politician/patriot was born on February - 19.   

1754  On February - 19 birth of vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier)   

1755  On February - 19 birth of pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies   

1762  Friedrich Franz Hurka, composer was born on this day in history.   

1763  Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer was born on February - 19.   

1780  Friedrich H von der Hagen, German germanist (Nibelungenlied) was born on this day in history.   

1780  On this day in history birth of richard McCarty, American politician (d. 1844)   

1802  Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1881) was born on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history birth of carl Freiherr von Rokitansky, German physician (d. 1878)   

1804  David Wark, Canadian politician (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.   

1812  Lauro Rossi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1817  On February - 19 birth of willem III, last male King of Netherlands (1849-90)   

1819  Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author/novelist/writer was born on February - 19.   

1821  Francis Preston Blair Jr, Lexington Ky, (Rep-Missouri) was born on February - 19.   

1824  On February - 19 birth of constantine D Uschinsky, Russian educator [NS=Mar 2]   

1827  On this day in history birth of charles Robert Woods, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1855   

1828  Johannes von Miquel, German politician was born on February - 19.   

1841  On February - 19 birth of felipe Pedrell, composer   

1843  On this day in history birth of adelina Patti, Madrid Spain, opera soprano (Lucio)   

1859  Svante August Arhenius, Swedish physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903) was born on February - 19.   

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0197  D Clodius Septimus Albinus, Roman bequest in England, dies in battle on February - 19.   

0440  Death of Mesrop Mashtots, Armenian monk, theologian and linguist (b. 361/362) on February - 19.   

1133  Death of Irene Ducaena, wife of Alexius I Comnenus (b. 1066) on February - 19.   

1260  Boniface, of Lausanne, Belgian bishop/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1401  On February - 19 death of william Sawtree, 1st English religious martyr, burned in London   

1414  On this day in history thomas Arundel, archbishop of Canterbury/chancellor of England, dies   

1545  On February - 19 death of pierre Brully, [Peter Brulius], calvinist minister, burned to death   

1553  Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on February - 19.