Famous Birthdays In 1787

Jan 05 John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born in the year 1787.  

Jan 13 John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 13 On this day in history birth of james P Carrell, composer  

Feb 16 Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 23 On this day in history birth of emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)  

Mar 06 Joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 08 In the year 1787 birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery  

Mar 10 William Etty, English painter (nudes) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 11 Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 16 In the year 1787 birth of georg Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)  

Mar 17 In the year 1787 birth of george Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)  

Apr 13 On this day in history birth of john Robertson, U.S. politician (d. 1873)  

Apr 19 Deaf Smith, American frontiersman and revolutionary (d. 1837) was born in the year 1787.  

Apr 26 Ludwig Uhland, writer was born on this day in history.  

May 07 Jacques Viger, French Canadian politician, first mayor of Montreal (d. 1858) was born in the year 1787.  

Jun 04 On this day in history birth of constant Prévost, French geologist (d. 1856)  

Jun 28 Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces was born on this day in history.  

Aug 15 On this day in history birth of alexander Aliabiev, composer  

Aug 24 On this day in history birth of james Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea)  

Sep 01 In the year 1787 birth of john Bake, classical composer  

Sep 05 François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 10 John Jordan Crittenden, MC (Union), died in 1863 was born in the year 1787.  

Sep 18 On this day in history birth of johann D Passavant, German historian/painter/graphic artist  

Oct 04 Francois P G Guizot, French historian/politician was born on this day in history.  

Oct 30 Karl Guhr, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 04 Edmund Kean, England, actor (Edmund Kean's Masonic Career) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 17 On this day in history birth of michele Carafa, composer  

Nov 18 On this day in history birth of louis-Jacques Daguerre, French inventor and photographer (d. 1851)  

Nov 18 On this day in history birth of sojourner Truth, abolitionist/feminist  

Nov 21 Samuel Cunard, founder (1st regular Atlantic steamship line) was born in the year 1787.  

Nov 25 On this day in history birth of franz Xavier Gruber, Austria, organist/composer (Silent Night)  

Nov 27 In the year 1787 birth of christian Rummel, composer  

Nov 27 In the year 1787 birth of jacob earl van Rechteren van Appeltern, governor of Gelderland  

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Jan 01 On this day in history arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44  

Feb 12 Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 13 On this day in history death of ruÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711)  

Mar 02 On this day in history jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73  

Mar 11 Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Apr 01 Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710) died on this day in history.  

Apr 02 Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) died in the year 1787.  

May 10 On this day in history death of william Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)