Famous Birthdays In 1779

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of william Clowes, English printer (d. 1847)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)  

Jan 05 In the year 1779 birth of zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak)  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of john White, composer  

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

Jan 18 Peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard) was born in the year 1779.  

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

Jan 24 Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 20 Augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington was born in the year 1779.  

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

Feb 22 Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer was born in the year 1779.  

Feb 27 On this day in history birth of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1842)  

Mar 01 On this day in history birth of jacob Gottfried Weber, composer  

Mar 02 In the year 1779 birth of joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist (d. 1851)  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 15 William Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 21 In the year 1779 birth of alexis Garaude, composer  

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

Apr 11 Louise Reichardt, composer was born in the year 1779.  

Apr 21 William Knyvett, composer was born in the year 1779.  

May 02 John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) was born on this day in history.  

May 25 Henry M Baron de Kock, Dutch officer/politician was born on this day in history.  

May 28 In the year 1779 birth of thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852)  

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

Jul 15 Clement Clarke Moore, US, author ('Twas the Night Before Xmas) was born in the year 1779.  

Jul 20 On this day in history birth of ignaz Schuster, composer  

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

Aug 01 In the year 1779 birth of francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner)  

Aug 01 Lorenz Oken, German naturalist (d. 1851) was born in the year 1779.  

Aug 07 Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography was born in the year 1779.  

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

Aug 17 Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 03 Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (b. 1712) died on this day in history.  

Jan 20 John Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71 in the year 1779.  

Jan 22 Claudius Smith, American Revolutionary War loyalist (b. 1736) died on this day in history.  

Feb 02 On this day in history georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59  

Feb 07 William Boyce, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 14 On this day in history death of james Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50  

Feb 16 William Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies in the year 1779.  

Feb 24 Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704) died in the year 1779.