Famous Personalities Born In 1844

Jan 04 Thomas H Rollinson, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 14 In the year 1844 birth of clara Kathleen Rogers, composer  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919)  

Jan 20 Johan Peter Selmer, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of frederick E Kitziger, composer  

Jan 30 In the year 1844 birth of moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17)  

Feb 01 In the year 1844 birth of eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen)  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of granville Stanley Hall, US, psychologist  

Feb 02 Leander Schlegel, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Feb 17 A Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 18 In the year 1844 birth of willem Maris, Dutch painter (Hague School)  

Feb 20 In the year 1844 birth of joshua Slocum, Canadian seaman and adventurer (d. 1909)  

Feb 20 Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austria, physicist (statistical mechanics) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21 Charles-Marie Widor, Lyons France, composer/prof (Paris Conservatory) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 In the year 1844 birth of kazamierz Julian Kratzer, composer  

Mar 02 Hermanus J A M Schaepman, clergyman/Dutch politician was born on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Josip Jurcic, Slovenian writer (10th Brother) was born in the year 1844.  

Mar 06 Nicolai Rimski-Korsakov, composer (Flight of the Bumble Bee) (NS 3/18) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 07 On this day in history birth of anthony Comstock, New Canaan Ct, anti-vice crusader/philatelist  

Mar 10 In the year 1844 birth of pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing)  

Mar 14 King Umberto I, of Italy (1878-1900) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 15 On this day in history birth of bransby Cooper, cricketer (in Dhaka Batsman in Australia's 1st Test)  

Mar 18 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade) was born in the year 1844.  

Mar 19 Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright (Kovan onnen lapsia) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 23 Eugene Gigout, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 27 In the year 1844 birth of alophus Washington Greely, US, Arctic explorer  

Mar 30 On this day in history birth of paul M Verlaine, France, lyric poet (Sagesse Bonbeur)  

Mar 31 In the year 1844 birth of andrew Lang, Scotland, author (The Blue Fairy Book)  

Apr 06 Joseph Ludwig, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 16 Anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 22 On this day in history birth of lewis Thornton Powell, would-be assassin of Secretary of State William H. Seward (d. 1865)  

May 02 In the year 1844 birth of elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents  

May 03 Edouard A Drumont, French anti-semitic journalist was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 15 Joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1844.  

Jan 31 Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773) died on this day in history.  

Feb 04 Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49 in the year 1844.  

Feb 15 On this day in history henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86  

Feb 16 On this day in history death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)  

Feb 27 Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Feb 28 In the year 1844 abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton  

Feb 29 In the year 1844 thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67