Famous Birthdays In 1779

Jan 01 William Clowes, English printer (d. 1847) was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 05 Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak) was born on this day in history.

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

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 on this day in history.

Feb 21 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 Alexis Garaude, composer was born on this day in history.

Mar 28 Angelo Maria Benincori, composer was born on this day in history.

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

Apr 21 In the year 1779 birth of william Knyvett, composer

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

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

May 28 On this day in history birth of thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852)

Jul 10 Alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini, composer was born in the year 1779.

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

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

Jul 21 Gottlob Wiedebein, composer was born in the year 1779.

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 on this day in history.

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

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 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 in the year 1779.

Feb 02 Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.

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 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)