This Day in History : [ 19 / Sep ]

Albert IV Duke of Austria born in Vienna (d. 1404)

Henry III King of Poland and France (1573-89) born in Chteau de Fontainebleau France (d. 1589)

Jan Luyts Dutch physicist and mathematician born in Hoorn Netherlands (d. 1721)

Henri-Jacques de Croes Flemish composer and violinist born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1786)

Charles Humphreys American delegate to the Continental Congress born in Haverford Pennsylvania (d. 1786)

Charles Carroll Wealthy Maryland planter who was the last signer of the Declaration of Independence to pass away born in Annapolis Province of Maryland British America (d. 1832)

John Ross Key American lawyer commissioned officer in the Continental Army and the father of Francis Scott Key born in Redland Frederick County Maryland (d. 1821)

William Kirby English entomologist and original member of the Linnean Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society born in Witnesham Suffolk England (d. 1850)

Johann Georg Repsold German instrument maker and astronomer born in Wremen Wurster Nordseekste Germany (d. 1830)

Henry Brougham 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux and Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain born in Cowgate Edinburgh (d. 1868)

Hartley Coleridge English poet born in Kingsdown Bristol England (d. 1849)

Ren Caill French explorer and the first European to return alive from the town of Timbuktu born in Mauz-sur-le-Mignon Deux-Svres France (d. 1838)

William McKean American naval officer (Union Navy) born in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania (d. 1865)

Lajos Kossuth Governor-President of Hungary (1849) born in Monok Hungary (d. 1894)

Maria Anna of Savoy Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia born in Palazzo Colonna Rome Papal States (d. 1884)

Orson Pratt American mathematician and religious leader born in Hartford New York (d. 1881)

Joseph Rodman West American senator and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1898)

Carl Ignaz Franz Umlauf Austrian composer born in Baden Austria (d. 1902)

Fridolin Anderwert Swiss Federal Councilor born in Frauenfeld Switzerland (d. 1880)

Adolf Sonnenfeld Polish violinist and composer born in Wrocaw Poland (d. 1914)

Adeline De Walt Reynolds American actress (Son of Dracula) born in Benton County Iowa (d. 1961)

Arthur Rackham English book illustrator (Grimms Fairy Tales Rip van Winkle) born in London England (d. 1939)

Fritz Schaudinn German zoologist (examined syphilis) born in Rseningken East Prussia (d. 1906)

Christopher Stone first disc jockey in the United Kingdom (d. 1965)

Lovie [Cora] Austin American jazz pianist (Down Hearted Blues) born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 1972)

Lynne Overman American actor (Reap the Wild Wind) born in Maryville Missouri (d. 1943)

Porter Hall American actor (Half-Breed Double Indemnity) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1953)

James Waddell Alexander II American mathematician and topologist born in Sea Bright New Jersey (d. 1971)

Ernest Truex American actor (Fluffy Scared His Girl Friday Pete & Gladys Mr Peepers) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1973)

Sarah Louise Sadie Delany American author and teacher born in Lynchs Station Campbell County Virginia (d. 1999)

Kees Rijnsdorp Dutch writer (Kings Children) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1982)

Giuseppe Saragat 5th President of Italy (1964-71) born in Turin Italy (d. 1988)

Ricardo Cortez [Jacob Krantz] American actor and director (The Maltese Falcon) born in NYC New York (d. 1977)