{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1788

Jan 05 Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 In the year 1788 birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)  

Jan 08 In the year 1788 birth of erik Drake, composer  

Jan 08 Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 11 William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 13 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 22 In the year 1788 birth of lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)  

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)  

Feb 05 Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 10 In the year 1788 birth of johann Peter Pixis, composer  

Feb 14 In the year 1788 birth of fernando Sor, Spanish composer (d. 1839)  

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer  

Feb 22 Arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 25 In the year 1788 birth of mateo Ferrer, composer  

Mar 01 On this day in history birth of gheorghe Asachi, Romania, writer/humanist/politician  

Mar 07 Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1878) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 10 In the year 1788 birth of joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild)  

Mar 12 On this day in history birth of pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor  

Apr 02 Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862) was born in the year 1788.  

Apr 05 In the year 1788 birth of franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund)  

Apr 12 In the year 1788 birth of johann Erik Nordblom, composer  

Apr 14 In the year 1788 birth of david G. Burnet, interim president of the Republic of Texas (d. 1870)  

Apr 17 On this day in history birth of joseph Gilbert Totten, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1864  

May 10 Augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist was born on this day in history.  

May 10 Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, German queen (d. 1819) was born in the year 1788.  

May 16 Friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.  

May 18 On this day in history birth of hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer  

Jun 21 In the year 1788 birth of princess Augusta of Bavaria (d. 1850)  

Jul 01 Jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry was born on this day in history.  

Aug 02 On this day in history birth of leopold Gmelin, German chemist (d. 1853)  

Aug 15 In the year 1788 birth of carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director  

Aug 20 In the year 1788 birth of jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer  

Aug 22 In the year 1788 birth of thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter  

Aug 25 In the year 1788 birth of cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution)  

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Jan 05 Johann Schneider, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722) died on this day in history.  

Jan 15 On this day in history gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77  

Jan 17 Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Jan 31 In the year 1788 charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67  

Feb 18 In the year 1788 death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

Feb 20 Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 On this day in history death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)