{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1808

Jan 06 Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 12 Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer was born in the year 1808.  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)  

Jan 19 In the year 1808 birth of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887)  

Jan 27 David F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 04 On this day in history birth of josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem(d. 1856)  

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)  

Feb 09 In the year 1808 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 in the year 1808.  

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879)  

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 On this day in history birth of catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brig General (Union volunteers)  

Mar 15 Gaetano Gaspari, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 23 In the year 1808 birth of jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook)  

Mar 24 On this day in history birth of maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836)  

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

Apr 10 Auguste Franchomme, composer was born in the year 1808.  

Apr 13 In the year 1808 birth of antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (d. 1896)  

Apr 16 On this day in history birth of caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864  

Apr 20 In the year 1808 birth of louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71)  

Apr 26 In the year 1808 birth of martha Finley, children's book author  

Apr 29 In the year 1808 birth of hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883]  

May 15 In the year 1808 birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer  

May 15 Michael William Balfe, composer was born in the year 1808.  

May 17 In the year 1808 birth of charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer  

May 19 Samuel Jameson Gholson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born in the year 1808.  

May 22 G de Nerval, writer was born on this day in history.  

May 30 Joaquim Casimiro Jr, composer was born in the year 1808.  

Jun 03 Jefferson F Davis, Ky, Pres of Confederate States of America (1861-5) was born in the year 1808.  

Jun 10 On this day in history birth of friedrich Kaiser, Dutch astronomer (Kaiser compass-card)  

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Jan 08 On this day in history messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies  

Feb 14 John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732) died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 13 In the year 1808 death of king Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)  

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 in the year 1808.  

May 18 Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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