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

Jan 05 Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831)  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of erik Drake, composer  

Jan 08 Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of johann Peter Pixis, composer  

Feb 14 Fernando Sor, Spanish composer (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born in the year 1788.  

Feb 22 In the year 1788 birth of arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist)  

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

Mar 01 In the year 1788 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 Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 12 In the year 1788 birth of pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor  

Apr 02 Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 05 Franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund) was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 14 On this day in history birth of david G. Burnet, interim president of the Republic of Texas (d. 1870)  

Apr 17 Joseph Gilbert Totten, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

May 10 In the year 1788 birth of augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist  

May 10 In the year 1788 birth of catherine Pavlovna of Russia, German queen (d. 1819)  

May 16 On this day in history birth of friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866)  

May 18 Hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 21 Princess Augusta of Bavaria (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 01 On this day in history birth of jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry  

Aug 02 In the year 1788 birth of leopold Gmelin, German chemist (d. 1853)  

Aug 15 Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director was born on this day in history.  

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

Aug 22 Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter was born on this day in history.  

Aug 25 Cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14 In the year 1788 death of françois Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)  

Jan 15 Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1788.  

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

Jan 31 Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67 in the year 1788.  

Feb 18 John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713) died on this day in history.  

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)