Famous Birthdays In 1779

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

Jan 05 Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812) was born on this day in history.

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak)

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

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer

Jan 18 Peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard) was born on this day in history.

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of stefano Pavesi, composer

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 in the year 1779.

Feb 21 Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer was born in the year 1779.

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 in the year 1779.

Mar 01 Jacob Gottfried Weber, composer was born in the year 1779.

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 In the year 1779 birth of oliver Shaw, composer

Mar 15 In the year 1779 birth of lord Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, (d. 1848)

Mar 15 On this day in history birth of william Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41)

Mar 21 On this day in history birth of alexis Garaude, composer

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

Apr 11 On this day in history birth of louise Reichardt, composer

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

May 02 On this day in history birth of john Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd)

May 25 On this day in history birth of henry M Baron de Kock, Dutch officer/politician

May 28 Thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.

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 On this day in history birth of ignaz Schuster, composer

Jul 21 On this day in history birth of gottlob Wiedebein, composer

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

Aug 01 In the year 1779 birth of lorenz Oken, German naturalist (d. 1851)

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

Aug 07 On this day in history birth of louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842)

Aug 17 Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born in the year 1779.

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

Jan 20 John Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71 on this day in history.

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

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

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

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