Famous birthdays, deaths and events of 1719
Birthdays
- January 2 - Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797)
- January 3 - Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)
- January 17 - William Vernon, American merchant (d. 1806)
- January 23 - John Landen, English mathematician (d. 1790)
- January 28 - Johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (d. 1749)
- March 4 - George Pigot, Baron Pigot
- March 13 - John Griffin Whitwell, 4th Baron Howard de Walden
- April 2 - Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (d. 1803)
- May 30 - Roger Newdigate, English politician (d. 1806)
- June 28 - Étienne François, duc de Choiseul
- July 4 - Michel-Jean Sedaine, French dramatist (d. 1797)
- August 4 - Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German minerologist and geologist (d. 1767)
- August 20 - Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec
- August 20 - Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. 1783)
- August 25 - Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, French painter (d. 1795)
- September 27 - Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician (d. 1800)
- October 17 - Jacques Cazotte, French writer (d. 1792)
- October 20 - Gottfried Achenwall, German statistician (d. 1772)
- November 14 - Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1787)
- November 23 - Spranger Barry, Irish actor (d. 1777)
- November 30 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (d. 1772)
Deaths
- April 7 - Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French saint (b. 1651)
- April 15 - Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon
- April 21 - Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and historian (b. 1640)
- May 21 - Pierre Poiret, French mystic (b. 1646)
- June 17 - Joseph Addison, English politician and writer (b. 1672)
- July 5 - Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg
- September 7 - John Harris, English writer
- September 21 - Johann Heinrich Acker, German writer (b. 1647)
- September 27 - George Smalridge, English Bishop of Bristol (b. 1662)
- November 8 - Michel Rolle, French mathematician (b. 1652)
- November 26 - John Hudson, British classical scholar (b. 1662)
- December 2 - Pasquier Quesnel, French Jansenist theologian (b. 1634)
- December 31 - John Flamsteed, English astronomer (b. 1646)
Events
- January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire.
- February 12 - The Onderlinge van 1719 u.a., the oldest existing life insurance company in the Netherlands is founded.
- June 10 - Jacobite Rising: Battle of Glen Shiel.
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