Famous Personalities Born In August - 19
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
1342 Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on this day in history.
1398 On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)
1521 On August - 19 birth of lodovico Guicciardini, Italian historian (Descrittione di Tutti)
1557 Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608) was born on this day in history.
1558 Paulus Merula, Dutch lawyer/historian was born on August - 19.
1590 On August - 19 birth of henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)
1596 Elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I was born on August - 19.
1596 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)
1621 On this day in history birth of gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d. 1674)
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 On this day in history birth of antonio Tonelli, composer
1686 On this day in history birth of eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737)
1689 On this day in history birth of samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized)
1711 On August - 19 birth of edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)
1737 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer
1743 On this day in history birth of marie Jeanne Becu comtesse du Barry, last mistress of Louis XV
1743 On August - 19 birth of madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793)
1756 On August - 19 birth of anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime
1780 On this day in history birth of baranger, writer
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 August - 19.
1816 Julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs was born on August - 19.
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 On August - 19 birth of oskar Brefeld, German botanist
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 Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding design/painter (Rue de Paris) was born on this day in history.
1851 Frans Schollaert, Belgian premier (1908-11) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1859 On August - 19 birth of charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox)