Famous Birthdays In 1778

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of antoni Melchior FijaÅ‚kowski, Polish bishop (d. 1861)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of fortunato Santini, composer  

Jan 10 In the year 1778 birth of carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (naming plants & animals)  

Jan 13 Anton Fischer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 24 On this day in history birth of charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X  

Jan 26 On this day in history birth of ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis)  

Jan 31 In the year 1778 birth of franz Anton graaf von Kolowrat, Austrian premiere of Bohemia (1848)  

Feb 04 A. P. de Candolle, Swiss botanist (d. 1841) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories)  

Feb 06 On this day in history birth of ugo Foscolo, Italy, poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis)  

Feb 12 On this day in history birth of franz Joseph Volkert, composer  

Feb 13 In the year 1778 birth of fernando Sor, composer  

Feb 14 Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 Rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter (Court of Death) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 25 On this day in history birth of jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru  

Mar 03 On this day in history birth of frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Hanover (d. 1841)  

Mar 08 Friedrich August Kanne, composer was born in the year 1778.  

Mar 19 On this day in history birth of edward Pakenham, British general (d. 1815)  

Mar 31 Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (d. 1858) was born in the year 1778.  

Apr 06 On this day in history birth of joseph Funk, composer  

Apr 10 William Hazlitt, Maidstone Kent England, essayist/critic was born on this day in history.  

May 08 On this day in history birth of johann Gansbacher, composer  

May 18 Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry (d. 1854) was born in the year 1778.  

May 28 On this day in history birth of friedrich Westenholz, composer  

Jun 07 On this day in history birth of george Bryan "Beau" Brummel, London England, English dandy  

Jul 07 On this day in history birth of antonio Francesco Gaetano S Pacini, composer  

Jul 10 Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer/royal chaplain master was born in the year 1778.  

Jul 25 On this day in history birth of heinrich Gebhard, composer  

Jul 28 Charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869 was born in the year 1778.  

Jul 29 Carl Borromaus Neuner, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 11 On this day in history birth of friedrich Ludwig Jahn, founder of turnverein (gymnastics) movement  

Aug 12 Francis Horner, politician was born in the year 1778.  

Aug 18 Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen, 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica was born on this day in history.  

Aug 20 In the year 1778 birth of bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile  

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Jan 04 On this day in history charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter, dies at 57  

Jan 10 Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Feb 15 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Gorner, composer, dies at 80  

Feb 18 Joseph Marie Terray, French statesman (b. 1715) died on this day in history.  

Feb 20 On this day in history death of laura Bassi, Italian scholar (b. 1711)  

Mar 05 Thomas A Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia), dies at 67 in the year 1778.  

Mar 07 On this day in history death of charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1720)  

Mar 13 Charles le Beau, French historian (b. 1701) died in the year 1778.