1603 Notable Births April 19 2 sources

Michel Le Tellier, French politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1685)

Name: Michel Le Tellier, French politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1685)
Start: 1603

On April 19, in the year 1603, Michel Le Tellier, French politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1685). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of April 19, one of 299 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Michel Le Tellier. Learn more below.

Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Barbezieux, seigneur de Chaville et de Viroflay was a French statesman.

Key Facts

This event took place on April 19, 1603 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
Wikipedia source last updated on 14 April 2026.

On This Date in History 299

Type	Year	Date	Event
Notable Deaths	2024	Apr 19	Daniel Dennett, American philosopher and author (born 1942)
Notable Deaths	2023	Apr 19	Moonbin, South Korean singer and actor (born 1998)
Notable Deaths	2023	Apr 19	Ron Hamilton, American musician (born 1950)
Notable Deaths	2022	Apr 19	Kane Tanaka, Japanese supercentenarian (born 1903)
Historical Events	2021	Apr 19	The Ingenuity helicopter becomes the first aircraft to achieve flight on another planet
Notable Deaths	2021	Apr 19	Walter Mondale, American politician, 42nd Vice President of the United States (born 1928)
Notable Deaths	2021	Apr 19	Jim Steinman, American composer, lyricist (born 1947)
Historical Events	2020	Apr 19	A killing spree in Nova Scotia, Canada, leaves 22 people and the perpetrator dead, making it the deadliest rampage in th
Notable Deaths	2020	Apr 19	Ian Whitcomb, English singer-songwriter (born 1941)
Selected Events	2020	Apr 19	A series of attacks in Nova Scotia, Canada, ended when the perpetrator was killed by police, leaving 22 victims dead
Notable Deaths	2017	Apr 19	Lu Chao-Hsuan, Taiwanese guitarist, performer and educator
Notable Births	2016	Apr 19	The Rizzler, American internet personality
Notable Deaths	2016	Apr 19	Patricio Aylwin, Chilean politician (born 1918)
Notable Deaths	2015	Apr 19	Raymond Carr, English historian and academic (born 1919)
Notable Deaths	2015	Apr 19	Roy Mason, English miner and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (born 1924)
Selected Events	2015	Apr 19	Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American, died of injuries sustained while in the custody of the Baltimore Police De
Historical Events	2013	Apr 19	Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is killed in a shootout with police
Notable Deaths	2013	Apr 19	François Jacob, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920)
Notable Deaths	2013	Apr 19	Al Neuharth, American journalist, author, and publisher, founded USA Today (born 1924)
Notable Deaths	2012	Apr 19	Levon Helm, American musician and actor (born 1940)
Historical Events	2011	Apr 19	Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961
Notable Deaths	2011	Apr 19	Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (born 1946)
Notable Deaths	2009	Apr 19	J
Historical Events	2008	Apr 19	The Quito Ultratumba nightclub fire in Quito, Ecuador, kills 19 people and injures at least 24 more
Notable Deaths	2007	Apr 19	Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (born 1932)
Notable Deaths	2006	Apr 19	Albert Scott Crossfield, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (born 1921)
Historical Events	2005	Apr 19	Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI
Selected Events	2005	Apr 19	Joseph Alois Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of the papal conclave
Notable Deaths	2004	Apr 19	Norris McWhirter, English author and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (born 1925)
Notable Deaths	2004	Apr 19	John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (born 1920)
Notable Deaths	2004	Apr 19	Jenny Pike, Canadian WWII servicewoman and photographer (born 1922)
Notable Births	2003	Apr 19	Jackson Merrill, American baseball player
Notable Births	2002	Apr 19	Loren Gray, American singer and internet personality
Notable Deaths	2002	Apr 19	Reginald Rose, American writer (born 1920)
Historical Events	2001	Apr 19	Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-100 carrying the Canadarm2 to the International Space Station
Notable Births	2001	Apr 19	Dalton Knecht, American basketball player
Notable Births	2001	Apr 19	PinkPantheress, British singer-songwriter and record producer
Historical Events	2000	Apr 19	Air Philippines Flight 541 crashes in Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 people on board
Notable Deaths	2000	Apr 19	Louis Applebaum, Canadian composer and conductor (born 1918)
Selected Events	2000	Apr 19	Air Philippines Flight 541 crashed in Samal, Davao del Norte, killing all 131 people on board
Historical Events	1999	Apr 19	The German Bundestag returns to Berlin
Notable Births	1999	Apr 19	Sebastian Kris, Australian-NewZealand rugby league player
Notable Deaths	1999	Apr 19	Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian-German SS officer (born 1919)
Notable Deaths	1998	Apr 19	Octavio Paz, Mexican poet, philosopher, and academic Nobel Prize laureate (born 1914)
Historical Events	1995	Apr 19	Oklahoma City bombing: The Alfred P
Selected Events	1995	Apr 19	A truck bombing destroyed much of the Alfred P
Historical Events	1993	Apr 19	The 51-day FBI siege of the Branch Davidian building in Waco, Texas, US, ends when a fire breaks out
Notable Deaths	1993	Apr 19	David Koresh, American cult leader (born 1959)
Notable Deaths	1993	Apr 19	George S
Notable Deaths	1992	Apr 19	Frankie Howerd, English actor and screenwriter (born 1917)