{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1779

Jan 01 William Clowes, English printer (d. 1847) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1779 birth of stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak)  

Jan 08 John White, composer was born in the year 1779.  

Jan 15 Jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer was born in the year 1779.  

Jan 18 Peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of stefano Pavesi, composer  

Jan 24 In the year 1779 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 On this day in history birth of friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer  

Feb 22 In the year 1779 birth of joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer  

Feb 27 On this day in history birth of thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1842)  

Mar 01 In the year 1779 birth of jacob Gottfried Weber, composer  

Mar 02 Joel Roberts Poinsett, American statesman and botanist (d. 1851) was born in the year 1779.  

Mar 06 On this day in history birth of philipp Roth, composer  

Mar 13 In the year 1779 birth of oliver Shaw, composer  

Mar 15 Lord Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, (d. 1848) was born in the year 1779.  

Mar 15 William Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41) was born in the year 1779.  

Mar 21 Alexis Garaude, composer was born in the year 1779.  

Mar 28 On this day in history birth of angelo Maria Benincori, composer  

Apr 11 On this day in history birth of louise Reichardt, composer  

Apr 21 On this day in history birth of william Knyvett, composer  

May 02 John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini, composer  

Jul 15 In the year 1779 birth of clement Clarke Moore, US, author ('Twas the Night Before Xmas)  

Jul 20 Ignaz Schuster, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 21 Gottlob Wiedebein, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography was born in the year 1779.  

Aug 07 In the year 1779 birth of louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842)  

Aug 17 On this day in history birth of franz de Paula Roser, composer  

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Jan 03 Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (b. 1712) died on this day in history.  

Jan 20 John Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 22 Claudius Smith, American Revolutionary War loyalist (b. 1736) died in the year 1779.  

Feb 02 In the year 1779 georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59  

Feb 07 In the year 1779 william Boyce, composer, dies at 67  

Feb 14 On this day in history death of james Cook, Scottish explorer killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii at 50  

Feb 16 On this day in history william Boyce, English organist/composer (Cathedral Music), dies  

Feb 24 Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. 1704) died on this day in history.