Famous Personalities Born In 1779

Jan 01 William Clowes, English printer (d. 1847) was born in the year 1779.  

Jan 05 In the year 1779 birth of stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)  

Jan 05 Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak) was born in the year 1779.  

Jan 08 John White, composer was born in the year 1779.  

Jan 15 Jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer was born in the year 1779.  

Jan 18 In the year 1779 birth of peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)  

Jan 22 Stefano Pavesi, composer was born in the year 1779.  

Jan 24 Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826) was born in the year 1779.  

Feb 20 Augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21 Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer  

Feb 27 Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 01 Jacob Gottfried Weber, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 02 Joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist (d. 1851) was born in the year 1779.  

Mar 06 In the year 1779 birth of philipp Roth, composer  

Mar 13 On this day in history birth of oliver Shaw, composer  

Mar 15 Lord Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, (d. 1848) was born in the year 1779.  

Mar 15 In the year 1779 birth of william Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41)  

Mar 21 Alexis Garaude, composer was born in the year 1779.  

Mar 28 Angelo Maria Benincori, composer was born in the year 1779.  

Apr 11 In the year 1779 birth of louise Reichardt, composer  

Apr 21 On this day in history birth of william Knyvett, composer  

May 02 In the year 1779 birth of john Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd)  

May 25 In the year 1779 birth of henry M Baron de Kock, Dutch officer/politician  

May 28 On this day in history birth of thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852)  

Jul 10 Alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 15 In the year 1779 birth of clement Clarke Moore, US, author ('Twas the Night Before Xmas)  

Jul 20 In the year 1779 birth of ignaz Schuster, composer  

Jul 21 In the year 1779 birth of gottlob Wiedebein, composer  

Aug 01 Francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 01 On this day in history birth of lorenz Oken, German naturalist (d. 1851)  

Aug 07 In the year 1779 birth of carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography  

Aug 07 Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 17 In the year 1779 birth of franz de Paula Roser, composer  

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Jan 03 Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (b. 1712) died in the year 1779.  

Jan 20 In the year 1779 john Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71  

Jan 22 On this day in history death of claudius Smith, American Revolutionary War loyalist (b. 1736)  

Feb 02 In the year 1779 georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59  

Feb 07 On this day in history william Boyce, composer, dies at 67  

Feb 14 James Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50 died on this day in history.  

Feb 16 In the year 1779 william Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies  

Feb 24 In the year 1779 death of paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704)