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Famous People Born in August 1619

Barbara StrozziBarbara Strozzi (1619-1677)

Aug 6 Italian singer, theorbo player, and composer, baptized in Venice

Barbara Strozzi
  • Aug 15 Hubertus Quellinus, Flemish cartoonist and painter, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1687)
  • Aug 29 Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French minister of Navy, born in Reims, France (d. 1683)

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