Famous Personalities Born In 1808

Jan 06 Joseph pitty couthouy: American naval officer  

Jan 07 Jacob ammen: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1894  

Jan 11 Antoine gb schayes: Belgian historian/archaeologist  

Jan 12 Paul "the great" taglioni: Vienna, ballet choreographer  

Jan 13 Salmon p chase: (sen-r) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)  

Jan 19 Lysander spooner: American philosopher  

Jan 27 David f strauss: Germany, theologist (jesus' life)  

Feb 04 Josef kajetán tyl: Czech playwright, author of the czech national anthem  

Feb 05 Carl spitzweg: German painter  

Feb 09 Francesco gomez da rocha: Composer  

Feb 20 Daumier: Marseilles france, artist  

Feb 25 James bowen: Major general (union volunteers), died in 1886  

Feb 26 Nathan kelley: American architect, active mainly in ohio,  

Feb 26 Honoré daumier: French painter, illustrator, and sculptor  

Mar 12 Gerrit van der linde jz: "schoolmaster", dutch poet  

Mar 14 Catharinus putnam buckingham: Brig general (union volunteers)  

Mar 15 Gaetano gaspari: Composer  

Mar 23 Jeronimo de bosch kemper: Sociologist/historian (statistic yearbook)  

Mar 24 Maria malibran: Spanish-french singer  

Mar 25 Jose de espronceda y delgado: Spanish revolutionary/poet (cortes)  

Apr 10 Auguste franchomme: Composer  

Apr 13 Antonio meucci: Italian inventor  

Apr 16 Caleb blood smith: Secy int (union), died in 1864  

Apr 20 Louis-napoleon (napoleon iii): Emperor of france (1852-71)  

Apr 26 Martha finley: Children's book author  

Apr 29 Hermann schulze-delitzsch: German politician/reformer [or 1883]  

May 15 Gottfried herrmann: Composer  

May 17 Charles-louis-adolphe vogel: Composer  

May 19 Samuel jameson gholson: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1883  

May 22 G de nerval: Writer  

May 30 Joaquim casimiro jr: Composer  

Jun 03 Jefferson f davis: Ky, pres of confederate states of america (1861-5)  

Jun 10 Friedrich kaiser: Dutch astronomer (kaiser compass-card)  

Jun 11 Charles henry poor: Commander (union navy), died in 1882  

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Jan 08 Messenger: Horse that sired many great trotters,  

Feb 14 John dickinson: American lawyer and governor of delaware and pennsylvania (b. 1732)  

Mar 09 Joseph bonomi the elder: Architect (b. 1739)  

Mar 13 King christian vii of denmark: King christian vii of denmark (b. 1749)  

Apr 25 Alois luigi tomasini: Composer,  

May 05 Pierre jean george cabanis: French physiologist (b. 1757)  

May 18 Jacob albright: [albrecht], german/us preacher,  

May 28 Richard hurd: English bishop and writer (b. 1720)