Famous Personalities Born In 1788

Jan 05 Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 08 Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 08 Erik Drake, composer was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 08 Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 13 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)  

Feb 05 Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies)  

Feb 10 Johann Peter Pixis, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 14 On this day in history birth of fernando Sor, Spanish composer (d. 1839)  

Feb 16 Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born in the year 1788.  

Feb 22 Arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 25 In the year 1788 birth of mateo Ferrer, composer  

Mar 01 Gheorghe Asachi, Romania, writer/humanist/politician was born on this day in history.  

Mar 07 On this day in history birth of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1878)  

Mar 10 In the year 1788 birth of joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild)  

Mar 12 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor was born on this day in history.  

Apr 02 Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862) was born in the year 1788.  

Apr 05 Franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 12 In the year 1788 birth of johann Erik Nordblom, composer  

Apr 14 On this day in history birth of david G. Burnet, interim president of the Republic of Texas (d. 1870)  

Apr 17 Joseph Gilbert Totten, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

May 10 In the year 1788 birth of augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist  

May 10 Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, German queen (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.  

May 16 In the year 1788 birth of friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866)  

May 18 In the year 1788 birth of hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer  

Jun 21 Princess Augusta of Bavaria (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 01 Jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry was born in the year 1788.  

Aug 02 Leopold Gmelin, German chemist (d. 1853) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 15 Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director was born in the year 1788.  

Aug 20 Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 22 Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter was born in the year 1788.  

Aug 25 On this day in history birth of cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution)  

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Jan 05 Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1788.  

Jan 14 François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722) died in the year 1788.  

Jan 15 Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1788.  

Jan 31 Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 18 John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713) died in the year 1788.  

Feb 20 In the year 1788 gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68  

Feb 21 On this day in history death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)