Famous Personalities Born In 1788

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer  

Jan 08 Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 08 Erik Drake, composer was born in the year 1788.  

Jan 08 In the year 1788 birth of pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)  

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 in the year 1788.  

Jan 22 In the year 1788 birth of lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan)  

Feb 05 Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies)  

Feb 10 On this day in history birth of johann Peter Pixis, composer  

Feb 14 Fernando Sor, Spanish composer (d. 1839) was born in the year 1788.  

Feb 16 Juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 Arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist) was born in the year 1788.  

Feb 25 On this day in history 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 in the year 1788.  

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 On this day in history birth of franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund)  

Apr 12 Johann Erik Nordblom, composer was born in the year 1788.  

Apr 14 David G. Burnet, interim president of the Republic of Texas (d. 1870) was born on this day in history.  

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

May 10 Augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist was born on this day in history.  

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

May 16 In the year 1788 birth of friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866)  

May 18 On this day in history birth of hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer  

Jun 21 On this day in history birth of princess Augusta of Bavaria (d. 1850)  

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

Aug 02 Leopold Gmelin, German chemist (d. 1853) was born in the year 1788.  

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

Aug 20 Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer was born in the year 1788.  

Aug 22 Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter was born in the year 1788.  

Aug 25 On this day in history birth of cornelis J van Assen, Dutch jurist (Language of the Constitution)  

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

Jan 14 François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17 On this day in history alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37  

Jan 31 Charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 18 In the year 1788 death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

Feb 20 On this day in history gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68  

Feb 21 Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) died in the year 1788.