Famous Personalities Born In 1788

Jan 05 Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 In the year 1788 birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)  

Jan 08 Erik Drake, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)  

Jan 11 In the year 1788 birth of william Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866)  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer  

Jan 22 In the year 1788 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 On this day in history birth of johann Peter Pixis, composer  

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

Feb 16 Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 12 In the year 1788 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 Franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund) was born in the year 1788.  

Apr 12 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

May 16 Friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.  

May 18 On this day in history 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 In the year 1788 birth of jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry  

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

Aug 15 Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director was born on this day in history.  

Aug 20 On this day in history birth of jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer  

Aug 22 On this day in history birth of thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter  

Aug 25 Cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution) was born in the year 1788.  

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Jan 05 In the year 1788 johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85  

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 in the year 1788.  

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)