Famous Birthdays In 1808

Jan 06 Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.

Jan 07 Jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 was born on this day in history.

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist

Jan 12 In the year 1808 birth of paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer

Jan 13 In the year 1808 birth of salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)

Jan 19 In the year 1808 birth of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887)

Jan 27 In the year 1808 birth of david F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life)

Feb 04 Josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem(d. 1856) was born on this day in history.

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer

Feb 20 On this day in history birth of daumier, Marseilles France, artist

Feb 25 James Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879)

Feb 26 Nathan Kelley,American architect, active mainly in Ohio, (d.1871) was born in the year 1808.

Mar 12 On this day in history birth of gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet

Mar 14 On this day in history birth of catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brig General (Union volunteers)

Mar 15 Gaetano Gaspari, composer was born on this day in history.

Mar 23 On this day in history birth of jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook)

Mar 24 Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836) was born in the year 1808.

Mar 25 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes) was born in the year 1808.

Apr 10 Auguste Franchomme, composer was born in the year 1808.

Apr 13 Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (d. 1896) was born in the year 1808.

Apr 16 In the year 1808 birth of caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864

Apr 20 Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71) was born on this day in history.

Apr 26 In the year 1808 birth of martha Finley, children's book author

Apr 29 In the year 1808 birth of hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883]

May 15 Gottfried Herrmann, composer was born in the year 1808.

May 15 On this day in history birth of michael William Balfe, composer

May 17 On this day in history birth of charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer

May 19 On this day in history birth of samuel Jameson Gholson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883

May 22 G de Nerval, writer was born on this day in history.

May 30 Joaquim Casimiro Jr, composer was born in the year 1808.

Jun 03 Jefferson F Davis, Ky, Pres of Confederate States of America (1861-5) was born on this day in history.

Jun 10 Friedrich Kaiser, Dutch astronomer (Kaiser compass-card) was born in the year 1808.

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Jan 08 In the year 1808 messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies

Feb 14 In the year 1808 death of john Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)

Mar 09 Joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739) died on this day in history.

Mar 13 King Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749) died on this day in history.

Apr 25 On this day in history alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66

May 05 Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757) died in the year 1808.

May 18 On this day in history jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49

May 28 Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720) died in the year 1808.