Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1809

Apr 20 John smith preston: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1881  

Apr 21 Robert mercer taliaferro hunter: Secy state (confederacy)  

Apr 23 Eugene-prosper prevost: Composer  

Apr 28 Conradus leemans: Dutch archaeologist  

May 06 William walker: Composer  

Jun 13 George philip st cooke: Bvt major general (union army), died in 1895  

Jun 15 François-xavier garneau: French-canadian poet and historian  

Jun 18 Sylvanus william godon: Commander (union navy), died in 1879  

Jun 27 Francois de canrobert: French marshal/parliament member  

Jul 08 Ljudwit gaj: Croatian writer/poet (pjesma iz zagorja)  

Jul 09 Frederick henle: Germany, pathologist  

Jul 10 Friedrich august von quenstedt: German geologist  

Jul 28 Ormsby mcknight mitchel: Astronomer/major general (union volunteers)  

Jul 30 Charles chiniquy: Quebec-born excommunicated catholic priest  

Aug 06 Alfred lord tennyson: Poet laureate of england  

Aug 09 William barret travis: Commander at battle of the alamo  

Aug 21 Francesco schira: Composer  

Aug 23 Juliusz slowacki: Polish poet (trip to h land)  

Aug 27 Hannibal hamlin: (r) 15th vp (1861-65)  

Aug 29 Oliver wendell holmes: Cambridge ma, physician/author (old ironsides)  

Aug 30 Adolf friedrich hesse: Composer  

Sep 05 Manuel montt torres: President of chile  

Sep 09 William radford: Commander (union navy), died in 1890  

Sep 20 Sterline "old pap" price: Major general (confederate army)  

Sep 27 Raphael semmes: Rear admiral (confederate navy), died in 1877  

Oct 02 Anton emil titl: Composer  

Oct 04 Robert cumming schenck: Major general (union volunteers), died in 1890  

Oct 04 Albrecht f h: Prince of prussia  

Oct 11 Orson squire fowler: American phrenologist  

Oct 22 Volney e. howard: American politician  

Oct 22 Federico ricci: Composer  

Oct 27 Peter "peerke" donders: Dutch rc missionary to suriname  

Nov 04 Benjamin robbins curtis: Justice of the u.s. supreme court  

Nov 09 Albert taylor bledsoe: Asst secy war (confederacy), died in 1877  

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Jan 04 Bartolomeo giacometti: Composer,  

Jan 16 John moore: British general (b. 1761)  

Jan 21 Josiah hornblower: American statesman (b. 1729)  

Feb 20 Johann joseph emmert: Composer,  

Mar 07 Johann georg albrechtsberger: Austrian composer,  

Mar 23 Ferdinand-philippe-joseph staes: Composer,  

Mar 26 Gabriele mario piozzi: Composer,  

Mar 27 Joseph m vien: French (court)painter/etcher,