{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1808

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

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894  

Jan 11 In the year 1808 birth of antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist  

Jan 12 In the year 1808 birth of paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer  

Jan 13 In the year 1808 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 in the year 1808.  

Feb 04 Josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem(d. 1856) was born in the year 1808.  

Feb 05 Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 09 In the year 1808 birth of francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer  

Feb 20 Daumier, Marseilles France, artist was born in the year 1808.  

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

Feb 26 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 12 Gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet was born on this day in history.  

Mar 14 In the year 1808 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 In the year 1808 birth of maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836)  

Mar 25 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

May 15 On this day in history birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer  

May 15 Michael William Balfe, composer was born in the year 1808.  

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

May 19 In the year 1808 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 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 Friedrich Kaiser, Dutch astronomer (Kaiser compass-card) was born on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1808.  

Mar 09 On this day in history 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 in the year 1808.  

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 Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720) died in the year 1808.