Famous Personalities Born In 1838

Jan 01 William Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born in the year 1838.  

Jan 04 Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person) was born in the year 1838.  

Jan 05 Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922) was born in the year 1838.  

Jan 06 Max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 06 Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 06 Yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898 was born on this day in history.  

Feb 14 Margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison" was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship's doctor/linguist  

Feb 16 In the year 1838 birth of henry Adams, Boston Mass, historian, writer (Education of Henry Adams)  

Feb 18 Ernst Mach, Chirlitz-Turas Austria, physicist/philosopher/psychologist was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 20 James Barbour Terrill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of pierre Jules Cesar Janssen, discoverer of hydrogen in Sun  

Feb 23 Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24 In the year 1838 birth of thomas Benton Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1923  

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of wendelin Weissheimer, composer  

Feb 28 Maurice Lévy, French engineer (d. 1910) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 01 Gabriele dell' Addolorata, [Francesco Possenti], Italian priest was born on this day in history.  

Mar 02 David Duffle Wood, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 03 On this day in history birth of george W Hill, US astronomer (Moon orbit)  

Mar 04 Paul Lacome, composer was born in the year 1838.  

Mar 12 In the year 1838 birth of william Perkin, inventor (1st artificial dye)  

Mar 15 Alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 15 Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 18 In the year 1838 birth of jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter  

Mar 18 On this day in history birth of randal Cremer, Britain, trade unionist, pacifist (Nobel 1903)  

Mar 31 In the year 1838 birth of leon Dierx, French poet  

Apr 03 In the year 1838 birth of leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82)  

Apr 05 In the year 1838 birth of alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist  

Apr 11 Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 12 On this day in history birth of john Shaw Billings, US, librarian/army physician  

Apr 16 In the year 1838 birth of karel Bendl, composer  

Apr 18 Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, French scientist (d. 1912) was born in the year 1838.  

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Jan 13 On this day in history ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53  

Jan 16 In the year 1838 aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS]  

Jan 20 On this day in history pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64  

Jan 23 Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67 in the year 1838.  

Jan 28 Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS] in the year 1838.  

Jan 30 Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail in the year 1838.  

Feb 01 Abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Feb 05 In the year 1838 philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62