Famous Personalities Born 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 in the year 1808.  

Jan 11 Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 13 Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19 Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887) was born in the year 1808.  

Jan 27 David F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life) was born in the year 1808.  

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 In the year 1808 birth of francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer  

Feb 20 Daumier, Marseilles France, artist was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 26 In the year 1808 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 In the year 1808 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 On this day in history birth of jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes)  

Apr 10 In the year 1808 birth of auguste Franchomme, composer  

Apr 13 On this day in history birth of antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (d. 1896)  

Apr 16 Caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

Apr 20 In the year 1808 birth of louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71)  

Apr 26 On this day in history birth of martha Finley, children's book author  

Apr 29 Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883] was born in the year 1808.  

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

May 15 Michael William Balfe, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

May 19 Samuel Jameson Gholson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born in the year 1808.  

May 22 G de Nerval, writer was born in the year 1808.  

May 30 Joaquim Casimiro Jr, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1808.  

Apr 25 Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

May 05 In the year 1808 death of pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757)  

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

May 28 In the year 1808 death of richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720)