{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1779
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Jan 01 William Clowes, English printer (d. 1847) was born on this day in history.
Jan 05 On this day in history birth of stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)
Jan 05 Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak) was born in the year 1779.
Jan 08 In the year 1779 birth of john White, composer
Jan 15 Jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer was born on this day in history.
Jan 18 On this day in history birth of peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)
Jan 22 In the year 1779 birth of stefano Pavesi, composer
Jan 24 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), Russian tsarina (d. 1826)
Feb 20 Augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington was born on this day in history.
Feb 21 Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer was born in the year 1779.
Feb 22 Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer was born in the year 1779.
Feb 27 In the year 1779 birth of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1842)
Mar 01 On this day in history birth of jacob Gottfried Weber, composer
Mar 02 On this day in history birth of joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist (d. 1851)
Mar 06 Philipp Roth, composer was born in the year 1779.
Mar 13 Oliver Shaw, composer was born in the year 1779.
Mar 15 On this day in history birth of lord Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, (d. 1848)
Mar 15 In the year 1779 birth of william Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41)
Mar 21 Alexis Garaude, composer was born in the year 1779.
Mar 28 In the year 1779 birth of angelo Maria Benincori, composer
Apr 11 On this day in history birth of louise Reichardt, composer
Apr 21 William Knyvett, composer was born in the year 1779.
May 02 John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) was born in the year 1779.
May 25 In the year 1779 birth of henry M Baron de Kock, Dutch officer/politician
May 28 Thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.
Jul 10 Alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini, composer was born in the year 1779.
Jul 15 Clement Clarke Moore, US, author ('Twas the Night Before Xmas) was born in the year 1779.
Jul 20 In the year 1779 birth of ignaz Schuster, composer
Jul 21 In the year 1779 birth of gottlob Wiedebein, composer
Aug 01 On this day in history birth of francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner)
Aug 01 Lorenz Oken, German naturalist (d. 1851) was born on this day in history.
Aug 07 In the year 1779 birth of carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography
Aug 07 Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.
Aug 17 Franz de Paula Roser, composer was born in the year 1779.
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