Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland
Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland, was an English courtier and politician executed by Parliament after being captured fighting for the Royalists during the Second English Civil War. Younger brother of Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, a Puritan activist and commander of the Parliamentarian navy during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Henry was better known as an "extravagant, decorative, quarrelsome and highly successful courtier".
19 August 1590
Born on the same birth day (19 August): Adam Arkin • David A. Gregory • Fernando Gaviria • Harriette Woods Baker • Ian Gillan • James Tomkins (rower) • Jill St. John • Keegan Murray • Lothar Meyer • Mary-Anne Fahey • Maurice Wilks • Michael Todd (musician) • Salem Al-Dawsari • Sotiris Balafas • Sudha Murty • William Motzing
Born in the same month (August 1590): John Webster (governor)