Famous Birthdays In 1759

Jan 04 Maria Rosa Coccia, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader was born in the year 1759.  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist  

Jan 21 In the year 1759 birth of johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of robert Burns, Alloway Scotland, poet (Auld Lang Syne)  

Jan 31 In the year 1759 birth of francois Devienne, composer  

Feb 15 Friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 27 On this day in history birth of johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer  

Mar 02 Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer was born in the year 1759.  

Mar 22 On this day in history birth of hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden and Norway (d. 1818)  

Apr 18 On this day in history birth of jacques-Christian-Michel Widerkehr, composer  

Apr 27 Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, England, writer/feminist (Female Reader) was born in the year 1759.  

May 01 On this day in history birth of jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US predictor  

May 06 Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born on this day in history.  

May 15 On this day in history birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer  

May 18 Charles Duquesnoy, composer was born on this day in history.  

May 20 William Thornton, architect (Capitol building, Wash DC) was born in the year 1759.  

May 22 In the year 1759 birth of gervais-Francois Couperin, composer  

May 23 In the year 1759 birth of antoinio da Silva Leite, composer  

May 26 Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley was born on this day in history.  

May 28 William Pitt, the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06) was born in the year 1759.  

Jun 02 Jan Ekels, the Young, Dutch painter was born in the year 1759.  

Jun 05 Theodor Zwetler, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 08 On this day in history birth of thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer  

Jun 21 Alexander J. Dallas, American statesman and financier (d. 1817) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 10 Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 19 Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint (d. 1833) was born in the year 1759.  

Jul 24 Victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 24 In the year 1759 birth of william Wilberforce, British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade  

Sep 19 William Kirby, English entomologist (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 26 In the year 1759 birth of hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen  

Oct 04 Antoine Arbogast, French mathematician (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 12 Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer was born in the year 1759.  

Oct 13 In the year 1759 birth of ecco Epkema, Dutch linguist (Frisian, old-Frisian)  

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Jan 01 Jacques-Joachim Trotti, marquis de La Chétardie, French adventurer (b. 1705) died on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed died in the year 1759.  

Jan 05 In the year 1759 thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79  

Jan 12 On this day in history anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49  

Feb 15 Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89 in the year 1759.  

Mar 11 In the year 1759 death of john Forbes, British general (b. 1710)  

Apr 08 On this day in history francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76  

Apr 14 In the year 1759 georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74