{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1838

Jan 01 William Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born in the year 1838.  

Jan 04 Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922)  

Jan 06 Max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer was born in the year 1838.  

Jan 16 Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917) was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 06 Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet) was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 06 Yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933) was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 12 On this day in history birth of charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898  

Feb 14 Margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison" was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 Arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship's doctor/linguist was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of henry Adams, Boston Mass, historian, writer (Education of Henry Adams)  

Feb 18 In the year 1838 birth of ernst Mach, Chirlitz-Turas Austria, physicist/philosopher/psychologist  

Feb 20 In the year 1838 birth of james Barbour Terrill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

Feb 22 Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen, discoverer of hydrogen in Sun was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 23 Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of thomas Benton Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1923  

Feb 26 In the year 1838 birth of wendelin Weissheimer, composer  

Feb 28 Maurice Lévy, French engineer (d. 1910) was born in the year 1838.  

Mar 01 On this day in history birth of gabriele dell' Addolorata, [Francesco Possenti], Italian priest  

Mar 02 On this day in history birth of david Duffle Wood, composer  

Mar 03 George W Hill, US astronomer (Moon orbit) was born in the year 1838.  

Mar 04 On this day in history birth of paul Lacome, composer  

Mar 12 In the year 1838 birth of william Perkin, inventor (1st artificial dye)  

Mar 15 In the year 1838 birth of alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land)  

Mar 15 In the year 1838 birth of karl Davydov, Russian cellist (d. 1889)  

Mar 18 Jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.  

Mar 18 Randal Cremer, Britain, trade unionist, pacifist (Nobel 1903) was born in the year 1838.  

Mar 31 Leon Dierx, French poet was born in the year 1838.  

Apr 03 Leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 05 Alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist was born on this day in history.  

Apr 11 Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer was born in the year 1838.  

Apr 12 John Shaw Billings, US, librarian/army physician was born in the year 1838.  

Apr 16 Karel Bendl, composer was born in the year 1838.  

Apr 18 Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, French scientist (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 13 Ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 16 On this day in history aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS]  

Jan 20 Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jan 23 Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jan 28 Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS] on this day in history.  

Jan 30 On this day in history osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail  

Feb 01 Abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71 in the year 1838.  

Feb 05 In the year 1838 philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62