Famous Personalities Born In 1788

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)  

Jan 08 In the year 1788 birth of erik Drake, composer  

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 Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) was born in the year 1788.  

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)  

Feb 05 Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 14 Fernando Sor, Spanish composer (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 In the year 1788 birth of juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer  

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

Feb 25 Mateo Ferrer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 01 In the year 1788 birth of gheorghe Asachi, Romania, writer/humanist/politician  

Mar 07 Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1878) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 10 Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild) was born in the year 1788.  

Mar 12 On this day in history birth of pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor  

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

Apr 05 In the year 1788 birth of franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund)  

Apr 12 Johann Erik Nordblom, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 14 David G. Burnet, interim president of the Republic of Texas (d. 1870) was born in the year 1788.  

Apr 17 In the year 1788 birth of joseph Gilbert Totten, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1864  

May 10 On this day in history birth of augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist  

May 10 Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, German queen (d. 1819) was born in the year 1788.  

May 16 Friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866) was born in the year 1788.  

May 18 Hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer was born in the year 1788.  

Jun 21 On this day in history birth of princess Augusta of Bavaria (d. 1850)  

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

Aug 02 On this day in history birth of leopold Gmelin, German chemist (d. 1853)  

Aug 15 In the year 1788 birth of carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director  

Aug 20 Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer was born in the year 1788.  

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 On this day in history johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 14 On this day in history death of françois Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)  

Jan 15 On this day in history gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77  

Jan 17 In the year 1788 alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37  

Jan 31 In the year 1788 charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67  

Feb 18 On this day in history death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

Feb 20 Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 in the year 1788.  

Feb 21 Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) died on this day in history.