Famous Birthdays In 1779

Jan 01 In the year 1779 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 Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak) was born in the year 1779.

Jan 08 In the year 1779 birth of john White, composer

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

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)

Jan 22 Stefano Pavesi, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 24 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826)

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

Feb 21 In the year 1779 birth of friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer

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

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

Mar 01 In the year 1779 birth of jacob Gottfried Weber, composer

Mar 02 On this day in history birth of joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist (d. 1851)

Mar 06 Philipp Roth, composer was born on this day in history.

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

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

Mar 28 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1779 birth of ignaz Schuster, composer

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

Aug 01 Francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner) was born in the year 1779.

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 on this day in history.

Aug 07 Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842) was born in the year 1779.

Aug 17 On this day in history birth of franz de Paula Roser, composer

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Jan 03 On this day in history death of claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (b. 1712)

Jan 20 On this day in history john Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71

Jan 22 Claudius Smith, American Revolutionary War loyalist (b. 1736) died in the year 1779.

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

Feb 07 In the year 1779 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)