Famous Personalities Born In August - 19
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1342 Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395) was born on August - 19.
1398 On this day in history birth of marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)
1521 On this day in history 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 On August - 19 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 On August - 19 birth of elisabeth Stuart, English daughter of James I
1596 On August - 19 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 John Dryden, 1st poet laureate of England (All for Love) was born on this day in history.
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 Eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737) was born on August - 19.
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 Johann Georg Christoph Schetky, composer was born on August - 19.
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 Anthony FRE Haersolte, member of Executing Regime was born on this day in history.
1780 On August - 19 birth of baranger, writer
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 John Porter McCown, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1879 was born on this day in history.
1816 Julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs was born on this day in history.
1824 On August - 19 birth of georg Goltermann, composer
1831 On this day in history birth of stephen Gano Burbridge, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1839 On this day in history birth of oskar Brefeld, German botanist
1844 Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils) was born on this day in history.
1846 Luis MartÃn, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926)
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)