Famous Birthdays In 1779

Jan 01 In the year 1779 birth of william Clowes, English printer (d. 1847)

Jan 05 Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812) was born in the year 1779.

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

Jan 08 John White, composer was born on this day in history.

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

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

Jan 22 In the year 1779 birth of stefano Pavesi, composer

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 On this day in history birth of friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer

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

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

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 on this day in history.

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

Mar 13 Oliver Shaw, composer was born in the year 1779.

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

Mar 15 William Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41) was born in the year 1779.

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

Mar 28 In the year 1779 birth of angelo Maria Benincori, composer

Apr 11 Louise Reichardt, composer was born on this day in history.

Apr 21 William Knyvett, composer was born on this day in history.

May 02 John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) was born in the year 1779.

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

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

Jul 10 On this day in history birth of alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini, composer

Jul 15 Clement Clarke Moore, US, author ('Twas the Night Before Xmas) was born on this day in history.

Jul 20 Ignaz Schuster, composer was born on this day in history.

Jul 21 Gottlob Wiedebein, composer was born on this day in history.

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

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

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

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 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 on this day in history.