Famous Birthdays In 1808

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

Jan 07 In the year 1808 birth of jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894  

Jan 11 Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist was born in the year 1808.  

Jan 12 Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer was born in the year 1808.  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)  

Jan 19 On this day in history 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 In the year 1808 birth of josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem(d. 1856)  

Feb 05 In the year 1808 birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)  

Feb 09 Francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 20 In the year 1808 birth of daumier, Marseilles France, artist  

Feb 25 In the year 1808 birth of james Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886  

Feb 26 Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.  

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 Catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 15 In the year 1808 birth of gaetano Gaspari, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 25 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes) was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 13 Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 16 Caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864 was born in the year 1808.  

Apr 20 Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71) was born in the year 1808.  

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

Apr 29 Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883] was born on this day in history.  

May 15 Gottfried Herrmann, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

May 17 Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer was born in the year 1808.  

May 19 Samuel Jameson Gholson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.  

May 22 In the year 1808 birth of g de Nerval, writer  

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

Jun 03 On this day in history birth of jefferson F Davis, Ky, Pres of Confederate States of America (1861-5)  

Jun 10 On this day in history birth of friedrich Kaiser, Dutch astronomer (Kaiser compass-card)  

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Jan 08 On this day in history 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 In the year 1808 death of joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739)  

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

Apr 25 In the year 1808 alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66  

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

May 18 Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49 in the year 1808.  

May 28 On this day in history death of richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720)