Famous Personalities Born In 1759

Jan 04 Maria Rosa Coccia, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader  

Jan 17 Paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist was born in the year 1759.  

Jan 21 In the year 1759 birth of johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot  

Jan 25 Robert Burns, Alloway Scotland, poet (Auld Lang Syne) was born in the year 1759.  

Jan 31 In the year 1759 birth of francois Devienne, composer  

Feb 15 In the year 1759 birth of friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena)  

Feb 27 In the year 1759 birth of johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer  

Mar 02 Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer was born in the year 1759.  

Mar 22 In the year 1759 birth of hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden and Norway (d. 1818)  

Apr 18 Jacques-Christian-Michel Widerkehr, composer was born in the year 1759.  

Apr 27 Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, England, writer/feminist (Female Reader) was born in the year 1759.  

May 01 Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US predictor was born on this day in history.  

May 06 Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born in the year 1759.  

May 15 In the year 1759 birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer  

May 18 On this day in history birth of charles Duquesnoy, composer  

May 20 On this day in history birth of william Thornton, architect (Capitol building, Wash DC)  

May 22 In the year 1759 birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer  

May 23 In the year 1759 birth of antoinio da Silva Leite, composer  

May 26 In the year 1759 birth of mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley  

May 28 William Pitt, the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 02 Jan Ekels, the Young, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.  

Jun 05 On this day in history birth of theodor Zwetler, composer  

Jun 08 Thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 21 In the year 1759 birth of alexander J. Dallas, American statesman and financier (d. 1817)  

Jul 10 In the year 1759 birth of eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer  

Jul 19 Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833) was born in the year 1759.  

Jul 24 Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born in the year 1759.  

Aug 24 In the year 1759 birth of william Wilberforce, British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade  

Sep 19 William Kirby, English entomologist (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 26 In the year 1759 birth of hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen  

Oct 04 Antoine Arbogast, French mathematician (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 12 On this day in history birth of frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer  

Oct 13 Ecco Epkema, Dutch linguist (Frisian, old-Frisian) was born in the year 1759.  

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Jan 01 Jacques-Joachim Trotti, marquis de La Chétardie, French adventurer (b. 1705) died in the year 1759.  

Jan 03 Marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed died in the year 1759.  

Jan 05 In the year 1759 thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79  

Jan 12 On this day in history anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49  

Feb 15 Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89 in the year 1759.  

Mar 11 On this day in history death of john Forbes, British general (b. 1710)  

Apr 08 Francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Apr 14 Georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74 on this day in history.