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

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer

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

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 on this day in history.

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

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 Daumier, Marseilles France, artist was born in the year 1808.

Feb 25 On this day in history 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 Gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet was born in the year 1808.

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 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 in the year 1808.

Mar 25 On this day in history birth of jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes)

Apr 10 Auguste Franchomme, composer was born on this day in history.

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

Apr 16 On this day in history birth of caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864

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

Apr 26 Martha Finley, children's book author was born in the year 1808.

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 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 on this day in history.

Jun 03 In the year 1808 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 In the year 1808 messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies

Feb 14 John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732) died in the year 1808.

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

May 28 Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720) died on this day in history.