Famous Personalities Born In 1838

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of william Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person)  

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

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer  

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 In the year 1838 birth of yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933)  

Feb 12 On this day in history birth of charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898  

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

Feb 16 In the year 1838 birth of arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship's doctor/linguist  

Feb 16 Henry Adams, Boston Mass, historian, writer (Education of Henry Adams) was born in the year 1838.  

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

Feb 20 On this day in history birth of james Barbour Terrill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

Feb 22 Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen, discoverer of hydrogen in Sun was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 24 Thomas Benton Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1923 was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 26 Wendelin Weissheimer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 28 Maurice Lévy, French engineer (d. 1910) was born in the year 1838.  

Mar 01 In the year 1838 birth of gabriele dell' Addolorata, [Francesco Possenti], Italian priest  

Mar 02 David Duffle Wood, composer was born in the year 1838.  

Mar 03 George W Hill, US astronomer (Moon orbit) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 04 On this day in history birth of paul Lacome, composer  

Mar 12 On this day in history birth of william Perkin, inventor (1st artificial dye)  

Mar 15 Alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land) was born in the year 1838.  

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

Mar 18 Jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter was born in the year 1838.  

Mar 18 In the year 1838 birth of randal Cremer, Britain, trade unionist, pacifist (Nobel 1903)  

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

Apr 03 Leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82) was born in the year 1838.  

Apr 05 Alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist was born in the year 1838.  

Apr 11 In the year 1838 birth of joseph Leopold Rockel, composer  

Apr 12 In the year 1838 birth of john Shaw Billings, US, librarian/army physician  

Apr 16 Karel Bendl, composer was born in the year 1838.  

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1838 arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 01 In the year 1838 abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71  

Feb 05 On this day in history philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62