August 19 - Births

Births

• 1342 – Katharine of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria (d. 1395)
• 1398 – Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)
• 1557 – Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)
• 1590 – Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, English soldier (d. 1649)
• 1596 – Elizabeth Stuart, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)
• 1621 – Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch painter (d. 1674)
• 1631 – John Dryden, English poet (d. 1700)
• 1646 – John Flamsteed, first English Astronomer Royal (d. 1719)
• 1686 – Eustace Budgell, English writer (d. 1737)
• 1689 – Samuel Richardson, English writer (d. 1761)
• 1711 – Edward Boscawen, British admiral (d. 1761)
• 1743 – Madame du Barry, French courtesan (d. 1793)
• 1846 – Luis Martín, Spanish Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)
• 1848 – Gustave Caillebotte, French Painter (d. 1894)
• 1849 – Joaquim Nabuco, Brazilian writer, statesman, and abolitionist (d. 1910)
• 1853 – Aleksei Brusilov, Russian general (d. 1926)
• 1870 – Bernard Baruch, American financier (d. 1965)
• 1871 – Orville Wright, American aviation pioneer (d. 1948)
• 1873 – Fred Stone, American actor (d. 1959)
• 1875 – Stjepan Seljan, Croatian explorer (d. 1936)
• 1878 – Manuel L. Quezon, 2^nd President of the Philippines (d. 1944)
• 1881 – George Enescu, Romanian composer (d. 1955)
• 1883 – José Mendes Cabeçadas, 95^th Prime Minister of Portugal and 9^th President of Portugal (d. 1965)
• 1883 – Coco Chanel, French clothing designer (d. 1971)
• 1883 – Elsie Ferguson, American film actress (d. 1961)
• 1896 – Olga Baclanova, Russian-born actress (d. 1974)
• 1899 – Charlie Hall, English comedian actor (d. 1959)
• 1900 – Colleen Moore, American film actress.(d. 1988)
• 1900 – Gontran de Poncins, French writer and adventurer (d. 1962)
• 1900 – Gilbert Ryle, British philosopher (d. 1976)
• 1902 – Ogden Nash, American poet (d. 1971)
• 1902 – J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino jurist (d. 1994)
• 1903 – James Gould Cozzens, American novelist (d. 1978)
• 1906 – Philo Farnsworth, American inventor (d. 1971)
• 1907 – Thruston B. Morton, American politician (d. 1982)
• 1907 – Archie League, generally considered the first air traffic controller (d. 1986)
• 1912 – Austin Dobson, British racing driver (d. 1963)
• 1913 – Richard Simmons, American actor (d. 2003)
• 1913 – John Argyris, Greek aeronautical engineer, one of the creators of the Finite Element Method (d. 2004)
• 1914 – Lajos Baróti, Hungarian footballer (d. 2005)
• 1915 – Ring Lardner Jr, American journalist and screenwriter (d. 2000)
• 1915 – Alfred Rouleau, French Canadian businessman and administrator (Desjardins Group) (d. 1985)
• 1919 – Malcolm Forbes, American publisher (d. 1990)
• 1921 – Gene Roddenberry, American television producer (d. 1991)
• 1925 – Claude Gauvreau, Canadian playwright (d. 1971)
• 1926 – Arthur Rock, American venture capitalist
• 1927 – L.Q. Jones, American actor
• 1928 – Bernard Levin, English journalist, author, and broadcaster (d. 2004)
• 1928 – Norman Brooks, Canadian singer (d. 2006)
• 1928 – Walter Massey, Canadian actor
• 1930 – Frank McCourt, Irish-American author (d. 2009)
• 1931 – Willie Shoemaker, American jockey (d. 2003)
• 1932 – Thomas P. Salmon, 75^th Governor of Vermont
• 1934 – Renée Richards, American physician
• 1935 – Bobby Richardson, American baseball player
• 1938 – Diana Muldaur, American actress
• 1939 – Ginger Baker, English musician (Cream)
• 1940 – Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter
• 1940 – Jill St. John, American actress
• 1941 – Mihalis Papagiannakis, Greek politician (d. 2009)
• 1942 – Fred Thompson, American politician and actor
• 1943 – Billy J. Kramer, British singer
• 1944 – Jack Canfield, American author and speaker
• 1944 – Buzz Kilman, Chicago radio personality
• 1944 – Bodil Malmsten, Swedish writer
• 1944 – Charles Wang, Chinese-born philanthropist
• 1945 – Ian Gillan, English singer (Deep Purple)
• 1945 – Charles Wellesley, Marquess of Douro, English heir of the 8th Duke of Wellington
• 1945 – Sandro de América, Argentine singer & actor (d. 2010)
• 1946 – Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States
• 1946 – Beat Raaflaub, Swiss conductor
• 1946 – Dawn Steel, American film producer (d. 1997)
• 1947 – Dave Dutton, English actor
• 1947 – Terry Hoeppner, American football coach (d. 2007)
• 1947 – Gerard Schwarz, American conductor
• 1948 – Gerald McRaney, American actor
• 1948 – Tipper Gore, Second Lady of the United States
• 1950 – Jennie Bond, British journalist
• 1950 – Sudha Murthy, Indian social worker and writer
• 1950 – Graeme Beard, Australian cricketer
• 1951 – John Deacon, English musician (Queen)
• 1951 – Gustavo Santaolalla, Argentine film composer
• 1952 – Jonathan Frakes, American actor and director
• 1953 – Lynwood Slim, American blues musician
• 1953 – Mary Matalin, American political consultant
• 1953 – Nanni Moretti, Italian film actor, director and producer
• 1954 – Oscar Larrauri, Argentine racing driver
• 1955 – Peter Gallagher, American actor
• 1955 – Ned Yost, American baseball player and manager
• 1956 – Adam Arkin, American actor
• 1957 – Li-Young Lee, Indonesia-born American poet
• 1957 – Christine Soetewey, Belgian high jumper
• 1957 – Ian Gould, England cricketer
• 1957 – Paul-Jan Bakker, Netherland cricketer
• 1958 – Anthony Muñoz, American football player
• 1958 – Gary Gaetti, American baseball player
• 1958 – Brendan Nelson, Australian politician
• 1959 – Ricky Pierce, American basketball player
• 1959 – Susan Cummings, Monegasque-born American heiress and convicted murderer
• 1960 – Morten Andersen, American football player
• 1960 – Ron Darling, American baseball player and announcer
• 1961 – Jonathan Coe, British author
• 1962 – Tammy Bruce, American political commentator
• 1962 – Valérie Kaprisky, French actress
• 1963 – John Stamos, American actor
• 1963 – Yip Sai Wing, Hong Kong musician (Beyond)
• 1963 – Joey Tempest, Swedish singer (Europe)
• 1965 – Kyra Sedgwick, American actress
• 1965 – Kevin Dillon, American actor
• 1965 – Maria de Medeiros, Portuguese actress and director
• 1966 – Lilian Garcia, wrestling announcer
• 1966 – Lee Ann Womack, American musician
• 1968 – Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Greek windsurfer
• 1968 – Mark McGuinn, country music singer
• 1969 – Nate Dogg, American rapper
• 1969 – Kirk Herbstreit, American football analyst (College GameDay)
• 1969 – Emigdio Preciado, Hispanic fugitive on FBI's Most Wanted list
• 1969 – Paula Jai Parker, American actress
• 1969 – Matthew Perry, American actor
• 1969 – Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player
• 1969 – Patrick Van Horn, American actor
• 1969 – Clay Walker, American singer
• 1970 – Fat Joe, American rapper
• 1970 – Jeff Tam, American baseball Player
• 1971 – João Vieira Pinto, Portuguese football player
• 1971 – Mary Jo Fernandez, Tennis player
• 1972 – Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentine footballer
• 1972 – Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Hong Kong singer and actress
• 1972 – Chihiro Yonekura, Japanese singer
• 1973 – Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
• 1973 – Callum Blue, British actor
• 1973 – Marco Materazzi, Italian footballer
• 1973 – Carl Bulfin, New Zealand cricketer
• 1974 – Tim Kasher, American musician, Cursive and The Good Life
• 1975 – Chynna Clugston, American comic book creator
• 1975 – Tracie Thoms, American actress
• 1975 – Marco Coti Zelati, Italian bassist (Lacuna Coil)
• 1977 – Iban Mayo, Spanish cyclist
• 1977 – Takahiro Yamada, Japanese bassist (Asian Kung-Fu Generation)
• 1978 – Chris Capuano, American baseball player
• 1979 – Dave Douglas, American musician (Relient K, Attack Cat)
• 1979 – Oumar Kondé, Swiss footballer
• 1980 – Jun Jin, Korean rapper (Shinhwa)
• 1980 – Houcine Camara, French singer
• 1980 – Darius Danesh, Scottish singer-songwriter & actor
• 1980 – Paul Parry, Welsh footballer
• 1980 – Michael Todd, American musician (Coheed and Cambria)
• 1982 – Erika Christensen, American actress
• 1982 – J. J. Hardy, American baseball player
• 1982 – Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter
• 1982 – Willy Denzey, French singer
• 1983 – Missy Higgins, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1983 – John McCargo, American football player
• 1983 – Tammin Sursok, Australian actress & singer
• 1983 – Mike Conway, British racing driver
• 1984 – Micah Alberti, American actor
• 1984 – Simon Bird, English actor and comedian
• 1984 – Alessandro Matri, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Ryan Taylor, English footballer
• 1985 – Megan Rochell, American singer
• 1986 – Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player
• 1987 – Nico Hülkenberg, German racing driver
• 1987 – Anaïs Lameche, Swedish singer (Play)
• 1987 – Richard Stearman, English footballer
• 1988 – Travis Tedford, American actor
• 1989 – Romeo Miller, American rapper and basketball player
• 1998 – Ella Guevara, Filipino actress
• 2003 – Xyriel Manabat, Filipino actress