Birthdays occurring on June, 19

1566

James I of England was born on June 19, 1566 King of Scotland and Stuart King of England, 1566-1625 A custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black, stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless More quotations from James I of England

1608

Thomas Fuller was born on June 19, 1608 British clergyman and writer, one of the most prolific authors of the 17th century. 1608-1661 The more laws, the more offenders. More quotations from Thomas Fuller

1623

Blaise Pascal was born on June 19, 1623 French mathematician, philosopher and physicist, 1623-1662 There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus More quotations from Blaise Pascal

1782

Lamennais was born on June 19, 1782 French priest and political writer, 1782-1854 Even if women were immortal, they could never foresee their last lover More quotations from Lamennais

1834

Charles H. Spurgeon was born on June 19, 1834 English preacher of 19th century 1834-1892 When you see a man with a great deal of religion displayed in his shop window, you may depend upon it, he keeps a very small stock of it within More quotations from Charles H. Spurgeon

Deaths occurring on June, 19

1902

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton died on June 19, 1902 English historian, 1834-1902 Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. More quotations from John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

1937

James Matthew Barrie died on June 19, 1937 Scottish dramatist and novelist best known as the creator of Peter Pan, 1860-1937 I've sometimes thought. . . that the difference between us and the English is that the Scotch are hard in all other respects but soft with women, and the English are hard with women but soft in all other respects. More quotations from James Matthew Barrie

1956

Thomas J. Watson died on June 19, 1956 American entrepreneur and founder of IBM , 1874-1956 Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience? More quotations from Thomas J. Watson