Famous Personalities Born In 1808

Jan 06 Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864) was born in the year 1808.  

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 in the year 1808.  

Jan 12 Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1808.  

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

Mar 12 In the year 1808 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 in the year 1808.  

Mar 23 Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1808.  

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

Apr 26 Martha Finley, children's book author was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1808.  

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

Jun 03 Jefferson F Davis, Ky, Pres of Confederate States of America (1861-5) was born in the year 1808.  

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

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Jan 08 Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies in the year 1808.  

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 On this day in history death of king Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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