Famous Birthdays In 1844

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of thomas H Rollinson, composer

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of clara Kathleen Rogers, composer

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919)

Jan 20 Johan Peter Selmer, composer was born in the year 1844.

Jan 25 In the year 1844 birth of frederick E Kitziger, composer

Jan 30 Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17) was born on this day in history.

Feb 01 In the year 1844 birth of eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen)

Feb 01 In the year 1844 birth of granville Stanley Hall, US, psychologist

Feb 02 Leander Schlegel, composer was born in the year 1844.

Feb 17 On this day in history birth of a Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward)

Feb 18 In the year 1844 birth of willem Maris, Dutch painter (Hague School)

Feb 20 In the year 1844 birth of joshua Slocum, Canadian seaman and adventurer (d. 1909)

Feb 20 Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austria, physicist (statistical mechanics) was born in the year 1844.

Feb 21 Charles-Marie Widor, Lyons France, composer/prof (Paris Conservatory) was born in the year 1844.

Feb 22 Kazamierz Julian Kratzer, composer was born on this day in history.

Mar 02 On this day in history birth of hermanus J A M Schaepman, clergyman/Dutch politician

Mar 04 Josip Jurcic, Slovenian writer (10th Brother) was born in the year 1844.

Mar 06 In the year 1844 birth of nicolai Rimski-Korsakov, composer (Flight of the Bumble Bee) (NS 3/18)

Mar 07 In the year 1844 birth of anthony Comstock, New Canaan Ct, anti-vice crusader/philatelist

Mar 10 Pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing) was born in the year 1844.

Mar 14 King Umberto I, of Italy (1878-1900) was born in the year 1844.

Mar 15 On this day in history birth of bransby Cooper, cricketer (in Dhaka Batsman in Australia's 1st Test)

Mar 18 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade) was born on this day in history.

Mar 19 Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright (Kovan onnen lapsia) was born on this day in history.

Mar 23 Eugene Gigout, composer was born on this day in history.

Mar 27 Alophus Washington Greely, US, Arctic explorer was born in the year 1844.

Mar 30 On this day in history birth of paul M Verlaine, France, lyric poet (Sagesse Bonbeur)

Mar 31 In the year 1844 birth of andrew Lang, Scotland, author (The Blue Fairy Book)

Apr 06 In the year 1844 birth of joseph Ludwig, composer

Apr 16 Anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921) was born in the year 1844.

Apr 22 On this day in history birth of lewis Thornton Powell, would-be assassin of Secretary of State William H. Seward (d. 1865)

May 02 Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents was born in the year 1844.

May 03 On this day in history birth of edouard A Drumont, French anti-semitic journalist

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Jan 15 In the year 1844 joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78

Jan 31 On this day in history death of henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)

Feb 04 Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49 in the year 1844.

Feb 15 Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86 in the year 1844.

Feb 16 On this day in history death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)

Feb 27 On this day in history nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85

Feb 28 Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton in the year 1844.

Feb 29 Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1844.