{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1778

Jan 03 Antoni Melchior FijaÅ‚kowski, Polish bishop (d. 1861) was born in the year 1778.  

Jan 05 Fortunato Santini, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (naming plants & animals) was born in the year 1778.  

Jan 13 Anton Fischer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X was born in the year 1778.  

Jan 26 On this day in history birth of ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis)  

Jan 31 In the year 1778 birth of franz Anton graaf von Kolowrat, Austrian premiere of Bohemia (1848)  

Feb 04 A. P. de Candolle, Swiss botanist (d. 1841) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 In the year 1778 birth of robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories)  

Feb 06 Ugo Foscolo, Italy, poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 12 On this day in history birth of franz Joseph Volkert, composer  

Feb 13 On this day in history birth of fernando Sor, composer  

Feb 14 Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter (Court of Death)  

Feb 25 In the year 1778 birth of jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru  

Mar 03 On this day in history birth of frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Hanover (d. 1841)  

Mar 08 Friedrich August Kanne, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 19 In the year 1778 birth of edward Pakenham, British general (d. 1815)  

Mar 31 Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (d. 1858) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 06 Joseph Funk, composer was born in the year 1778.  

Apr 10 On this day in history birth of william Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic  

May 08 Johann Gansbacher, composer was born in the year 1778.  

May 18 On this day in history birth of charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (d. 1854)  

May 28 In the year 1778 birth of friedrich Westenholz, composer  

Jun 07 George Bryan "Beau" Brummel, London England, English dandy was born on this day in history.  

Jul 07 On this day in history birth of antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer  

Jul 10 On this day in history birth of sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer/royal chaplain master  

Jul 25 Heinrich Gebhard, composer was born in the year 1778.  

Jul 28 Charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.  

Jul 29 In the year 1778 birth of carl Borromaus Neuner, composer  

Aug 11 In the year 1778 birth of friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement  

Aug 12 On this day in history birth of francis Horner, politician  

Aug 18 Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica was born on this day in history.  

Aug 20 On this day in history birth of bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile  

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Jan 04 On this day in history charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57  

Jan 10 Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Feb 18 In the year 1778 death of joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715)  

Feb 20 On this day in history death of laura Bassi, Italian scholar (b. 1711)  

Mar 05 In the year 1778 thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67  

Mar 07 In the year 1778 death of charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1720)  

Mar 13 On this day in history death of charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701)