{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1808

Jan 06 In the year 1808 birth of joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864)  

Jan 07 Jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13 In the year 1808 birth of salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)  

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887)  

Jan 27 David F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 04 Josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem(d. 1856) was born in the year 1808.  

Feb 05 In the year 1808 birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer  

Feb 20 On this day in history birth of daumier, Marseilles France, artist  

Feb 25 James Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born in the year 1808.  

Feb 26 Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 Nathan Kelley,American architect, active mainly in Ohio, (d.1871) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 12 In the year 1808 birth of gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet  

Mar 14 On this day in history birth of catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brig General (Union volunteers)  

Mar 15 Gaetano Gaspari, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 23 In the year 1808 birth of jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook)  

Mar 24 Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 25 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes) was born in the year 1808.  

Apr 10 Auguste Franchomme, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 13 In the year 1808 birth of antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (d. 1896)  

Apr 16 Caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

Apr 20 In the year 1808 birth of louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71)  

Apr 26 Martha Finley, children's book author was born in the year 1808.  

Apr 29 Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883] was born on this day in history.  

May 15 In the year 1808 birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer  

May 15 Michael William Balfe, composer was born in the year 1808.  

May 17 In the year 1808 birth of charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer  

May 19 In the year 1808 birth of samuel Jameson Gholson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883  

May 22 G de Nerval, writer was born on this day in history.  

May 30 On this day in history birth of joaquim Casimiro Jr, composer  

Jun 03 On this day in history birth of jefferson F Davis, Ky, Pres of Confederate States of America (1861-5)  

Jun 10 In the year 1808 birth of friedrich Kaiser, Dutch astronomer (Kaiser compass-card)  

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Jan 08 Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies in the year 1808.  

Feb 14 John Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732) died in the year 1808.  

Mar 09 On this day in history death of joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739)  

Mar 13 On this day in history death of king Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)  

Apr 25 Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

May 05 Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757) died in the year 1808.  

May 18 Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49 in the year 1808.  

May 28 Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720) died on this day in history.