Famous Personalities Born 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Feb 22 In the year 1779 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 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 On this day in history birth of oliver Shaw, composer  

Mar 15 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 On this day in history birth of clement Clarke Moore, US, author ('Twas the Night Before Xmas)  

Jul 20 Ignaz Schuster, composer was born in the year 1779.  

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

Aug 01 On this day in history birth of francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner)  

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

Aug 07 On this day in history birth of carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography  

Aug 07 In the year 1779 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 In the year 1779 john Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71  

Jan 22 In the year 1779 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 William Boyce, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 14 In the year 1779 death of james Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50  

Feb 16 On this day in history william Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies  

Feb 24 On this day in history death of paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704)