Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1837

Apr 29 Georges boulanger: French general and politician  

Apr 30 Alfred gaul: Composer  

May 02 Henry martyn robert: Parliamentarian (robert's rules of order)  

May 09 Adam opel: German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars)  

May 10 Pinckney b s pinchback: Lt gov (louisiana)  

May 23 James sanks brisbin: Bvt mjr general (union volunteers), died in 1892  

May 27 Robert frederick hoke: Major general (confederate army), died in 1912  

May 27 Ivan kramskoi: Russian painter  

May 27 "wild bill" hickok: [james butler], cowboy/scout  

May 28 Tony pastor: American vaudeville performer  

May 28 George ashlin: Irish architect  

May 29 Luca fumagalli: Composer  

May 29 Alexander f de savornin lohmann: Dutch minister/party leader (chu)  

May 31 Ernest daudet: French writer (white terror)  

May 31 Joseph grimaldi: London, clown  

May 31 William henry fitzhugh "rooney" lee: Major general (confederate army)  

May 31 Stephen dodson ramseur: Mjr general (confederate army), died in 1864  

Jun 07 Alois hitler: Father of adolf hitler  

Jun 08 Jan kleczynski: Composer  

Jun 08 Moriz heyne: German germanist (beowulf)  

Jun 16 Eli long: Bvt major general (union army), died in 1903  

Jun 17 Vincent strong: Civil war fighter, died in 1863  

Jun 22 Paul morphy: New orleans, greatest chess player of all time (1857-61)  

Jun 23 Ernest guiraud: Composer  

Jun 26 Victor jean baptiste girardey: Brig general (confederate army)  

Jun 26 Martin davis hardin ii: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1923  

Jun 30 Stephen d ramseur: Youngest west pointer to be maj gen  

Jul 06 Wlasyslaw zelenski: Composer  

Jul 11 Paul lacombe: Composer  

Jul 15 Stephanie of hohenzollern-sigmaringen: Queen of portugal  

Jul 18 Vasil levski: Bulgarian revolutionary  

Jul 20 Hans sommer: Composer  

Jul 28 Christian barnekow: Composer  

Jul 30 Elon john farnsworth: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1863  

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Jan 11 John field: Irish pianist/composer (nocturnes),  

Jan 20 John soane: English architect (book of designs),  

Jan 23 John field: Composer,  

Jan 29 Aleksandr pushkin: Poet/novelist (golden cockeral), killed in a duel  

Feb 07 King gustav iv adolf of sweden: King gustav iv adolf of sweden (b. 1778)  

Feb 10 Alexander s pushkin: Writer,  

Feb 12 Ludwig borne: Writer,  

Feb 13 Mariano josé de larra: Spanish journalist and writer (b. 1809