{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1787

Jan 05 In the year 1787 birth of john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)  

Jan 08 Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born in the year 1787.  

Jan 13 John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) was born in the year 1787.  

Feb 13 In the year 1787 birth of james P Carrell, composer  

Feb 16 Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born in the year 1787.  

Feb 23 Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame) was born in the year 1787.  

Mar 06 On this day in history birth of joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum)  

Mar 08 On this day in history birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery  

Mar 10 William Etty, English painter (nudes) was born in the year 1787.  

Mar 11 On this day in history birth of ivan Nabokov, Russian general (d. 1852)  

Mar 16 Georg Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) was born in the year 1787.  

Mar 17 George Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 13 John Robertson, U.S. politician (d. 1873) was born in the year 1787.  

Apr 19 On this day in history birth of deaf Smith, American frontiersman and revolutionary (d. 1837)  

Apr 26 Ludwig Uhland, writer was born on this day in history.  

May 07 In the year 1787 birth of jacques Viger, French Canadian politician, first mayor of Montreal (d. 1858)  

Jun 04 Constant Prévost, French geologist (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 28 Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces was born on this day in history.  

Aug 15 Alexander Aliabiev, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 24 On this day in history birth of james Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea)  

Sep 01 In the year 1787 birth of john Bake, classical composer  

Sep 05 François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 10 In the year 1787 birth of john Jordan Crittenden, MC (Union), died in 1863  

Sep 18 On this day in history birth of johann D Passavant, German historian/painter/graphic artist  

Oct 04 On this day in history birth of francois P G Guizot, French historian/politician  

Oct 30 In the year 1787 birth of karl Guhr, composer  

Nov 04 On this day in history birth of edmund Kean, England, actor (Edmund Kean's Masonic Career)  

Nov 17 On this day in history birth of michele Carafa, composer  

Nov 18 Louis-Jacques Daguerre, French inventor and photographer (d. 1851) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 18 Sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist was born on this day in history.  

Nov 21 Samuel Cunard, founder (1st regular Atlantic steamship line) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 25 On this day in history birth of franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer (Silent Night)  

Nov 27 On this day in history birth of christian Rummel, composer  

Nov 27 On this day in history birth of jacob earl van Rechteren van Appeltern, governor of Gelderland  

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Jan 01 Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 in the year 1787.  

Feb 13 In the year 1787 death of ruÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711)  

Mar 02 Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 in the year 1787.  

Mar 11 In the year 1787 maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45  

Apr 01 Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710) died in the year 1787.  

Apr 02 On this day in history death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)  

May 10 William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died in the year 1787.