Famous Personalities Born In 1778

Jan 03 Antoni Melchior FijaÅ‚kowski, Polish bishop (d. 1861) was born in the year 1778.  

Jan 05 Fortunato Santini, composer was born in the year 1778.  

Jan 10 Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (naming plants & animals) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13 Anton Fischer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 24 On this day in history birth of charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X  

Jan 26 Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 31 Franz Anton graaf von Kolowrat, Austrian premiere of Bohemia (1848) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 04 A. P. de Candolle, Swiss botanist (d. 1841) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 06 Ugo Foscolo, Italy, poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 12 In the year 1778 birth of franz Joseph Volkert, composer  

Feb 13 On this day in history birth of fernando Sor, composer  

Feb 14 Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer was born in the year 1778.  

Feb 22 Rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter (Court of Death) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 25 Jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru was born in the year 1778.  

Mar 03 Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Hanover (d. 1841) was born in the year 1778.  

Mar 08 On this day in history birth of friedrich August Kanne, composer  

Mar 19 On this day in history birth of edward Pakenham, British general (d. 1815)  

Mar 31 On this day in history birth of coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (d. 1858)  

Apr 06 Joseph Funk, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 10 On this day in history birth of william Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic  

May 08 In the year 1778 birth of johann Gansbacher, composer  

May 18 In the year 1778 birth of charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (d. 1854)  

May 28 In the year 1778 birth of friedrich Westenholz, composer  

Jun 07 George Bryan "Beau" Brummel, London England, English dandy was born in the year 1778.  

Jul 07 In the year 1778 birth of antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer  

Jul 10 In the year 1778 birth of sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer/royal chaplain master  

Jul 25 Heinrich Gebhard, composer was born in the year 1778.  

Jul 28 On this day in history birth of charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869  

Jul 29 On this day in history birth of carl Borromaus Neuner, composer  

Aug 11 Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement was born in the year 1778.  

Aug 12 On this day in history birth of francis Horner, politician  

Aug 18 In the year 1778 birth of fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica  

Aug 20 In the year 1778 birth of bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile  

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Jan 04 On this day in history charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57  

Jan 10 On this day in history carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70  

Feb 15 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer, dies at 80  

Feb 18 Joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715) died in the year 1778.  

Feb 20 In the year 1778 death of laura Bassi, Italian scholar (b. 1711)  

Mar 05 On this day in history thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67  

Mar 07 Charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1720) died in the year 1778.  

Mar 13 In the year 1778 death of charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701)