Famous Personalities Born In 1806

Jan 03 Henriette sontag: German soprano  

Jan 05 Andre h c van hasselt: Belgian poet (la belgium)  

Jan 14 Sir charles hotham: Governor of victoria  

Jan 14 Matthew fontaine maury: Naval commander (confederacy)  

Jan 17 James madison randolph: (jefferson's grandson) 1st born in white house  

Jan 19 Vaclav jindrich veit: Composer  

Jan 20 Nathaniel willis: Writer/editor/founder (american monthly mag)  

Jan 25 Daniel maclise: Irish painter  

Jan 27 Juan crisóstomo arriaga: Spanish composer  

Feb 14 Lajos: Count batthy ny, revolutionary premier of hungary (1848-49)  

Feb 22 Józef kremer: Polish messianistic philosopher  

Mar 06 Elizabeth barrett browning: Poet (sonnets from the portuguese)  

Mar 09 Edwin forrest: American actor and philanthropist  

Mar 12 Jane means appleton pierce: 1st lady (1853-57)  

Mar 16 Norbert rillieux: Inventor (sugar refiner)  

Mar 21 Benito pablo juarez: Oaxaca mexico, president of mexico (1858-72)  

Mar 26 Josef slavik: Composer  

Mar 28 Thomas hare: English barrister  

Mar 28 Ludolf ajw sloet van de beele: Gov-gen of neth indies (1861-66)  

Apr 02 Giacomo antonelli: Italian cardinal/asst sec of state for pius ix  

Apr 03 Ivan kireevsky: Russian literary critic and philosopher  

Apr 06 Elizabeth barrett-browning: Poet  

Apr 09 Isambard kingdom brunel: Designer of 1st transatlantic steamer  

Apr 10 Leonidas polk: Lt gen (confederate army), died in 1864  

Apr 18 Ludwig schuberth: Composer  

Apr 21 Peter van schendel: Dutch painter  

Apr 26 Ludwig friedrich hetsch: Composer  

Apr 27 Maria christina of the two sicilies: Queen of spain  

Apr 29 Earnest freiherr von feuchtersleben: Austria, physician/philosopher  

May 06 Chapin aaron harris: Us, found america society of dental surgeons  

May 08 Jan bedrich kittl: Composer  

May 12 Amos beebe eaton: Bvt major general (union army), died in 1877  

May 12 J v snellman: Finland, journalist/statesman/nationalist  

May 16 George c cadwalader: Major general (union volunteers), died in 1879  

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Jan 23 William pitt: The younger, pm great britain (1783..1806),  

Feb 11 Vicente martin y soler: Composer,  

Feb 19 Elizabeth carter: English writer (b. 1717)  

Feb 20 Lachlan mcintosh: Scottish-born american military and political leader (b. 1725)  

Feb 23 John alcock: Composer,  

Feb 24 John nieuwenhuijzen: Theologist (society for general use),  

Mar 16 Giuseppe colla: Composer,  

Mar 17 David dale: Industrialist & philanthropist,