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

Jan 01 In the year 1779 birth of william Clowes, English printer (d. 1847)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of john White, composer  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer  

Jan 18 In the year 1779 birth of peter Roget, thesaurus fame/inventor (slide rule, pocket chessboard)  

Jan 22 On this day in history 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 In the year 1779 birth of augustus Callcott, landscape painter, Kensington  

Feb 21 Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer  

Feb 27 Thomas Hazlehurst, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 01 Jacob Gottfried Weber, composer was born in the year 1779.  

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of william Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41)  

Mar 21 On this day in history birth of alexis Garaude, composer  

Mar 28 Angelo Maria Benincori, composer was born in the year 1779.  

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 Henry M Baron de Kock, Dutch officer/politician was born in the year 1779.  

May 28 Thomas Moore, Irish poet (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 10 Alois Basil Nikolaus Tomasini, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 15 On this day in history birth of clement Clarke Moore, US, author ('Twas the Night Before Xmas)  

Jul 20 On this day in history birth of ignaz Schuster, composer  

Jul 21 On this day in history birth of gottlob Wiedebein, composer  

Aug 01 Francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 01 On this day in history birth of lorenz Oken, German naturalist (d. 1851)  

Aug 07 In the year 1779 birth of carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography  

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

Aug 17 In the year 1779 birth of franz de Paula Roser, composer  

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Jan 03 On this day in history death of claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (b. 1712)  

Jan 20 In the year 1779 john Burman, Dutch botanist/director (botanical gardens), dies at 71  

Jan 22 In the year 1779 death of claudius Smith, American Revolutionary War loyalist (b. 1736)  

Feb 02 Georg Philipp Kress, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Feb 07 William Boyce, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1779.  

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 in the year 1779.