Famous Birthdays In 1808

Jan 06 Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864) was born in the year 1808.  

Jan 07 Jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 was born in the year 1808.  

Jan 11 In the year 1808 birth of antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist  

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer  

Jan 13 In the year 1808 birth of salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)  

Jan 19 Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27 On this day in history birth of david F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life)  

Feb 04 Josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem(d. 1856) was born in the year 1808.  

Feb 05 Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885) was born in the year 1808.  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer  

Feb 20 On this day in history birth of daumier, Marseilles France, artist  

Feb 25 James Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of nathan Kelley,American architect, active mainly in Ohio, (d.1871)  

Mar 12 On this day in history birth of gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet  

Mar 14 Catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 15 On this day in history birth of gaetano Gaspari, composer  

Mar 23 On this day in history birth of jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook)  

Mar 24 Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836) was born in the year 1808.  

Mar 25 On this day in history birth of jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes)  

Apr 10 On this day in history birth of auguste Franchomme, composer  

Apr 13 Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 16 In the year 1808 birth of caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864  

Apr 20 Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71) was born in the year 1808.  

Apr 26 Martha Finley, children's book author was born in the year 1808.  

Apr 29 Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883] was born on this day in history.  

May 15 Gottfried Herrmann, composer was born in the year 1808.  

May 15 In the year 1808 birth of michael William Balfe, composer  

May 17 On this day in history birth of charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer  

May 19 In the year 1808 birth of samuel Jameson Gholson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883  

May 22 On this day in history birth of g de Nerval, writer  

May 30 Joaquim Casimiro Jr, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 03 On this day in history birth of jefferson F Davis, Ky, Pres of Confederate States of America (1861-5)  

Jun 10 In the year 1808 birth of friedrich Kaiser, Dutch astronomer (Kaiser compass-card)  

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Jan 08 Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies in the year 1808.  

Feb 14 In the year 1808 death of john Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)  

Mar 09 On this day in history death of joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739)  

Mar 13 King Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749) died on this day in history.  

Apr 25 Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

May 05 Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757) died on this day in history.  

May 18 In the year 1808 jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49  

May 28 Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720) died in the year 1808.