Famous Personalities Born In 1808

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 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 On this day in history birth of nathan Kelley,American architect, active mainly in Ohio, (d.1871)  

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 in the year 1808.  

Mar 15 On this day in history 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 in the year 1808.  

Mar 25 In the year 1808 birth of jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes)  

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

Apr 13 In the year 1808 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 in the year 1808.  

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 on this day in history.  

May 19 In the year 1808 birth of samuel Jameson Gholson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883  

May 22 On this day in history birth of g de Nerval, writer  

May 30 On this day in history birth of joaquim Casimiro Jr, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 09 Joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

May 18 Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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