{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1788

Jan 05 In the year 1788 birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer  

Jan 08 Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of erik Drake, composer  

Jan 08 Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 William Thomas Brande, English chemist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13 In the year 1788 birth of carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz, composer  

Jan 22 On this day in history 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 Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 10 In the year 1788 birth of johann Peter Pixis, composer  

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

Feb 16 In the year 1788 birth of juan van Halen, Dutch/Spanish officer/adventurer  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist)  

Feb 25 On this day in history birth of mateo Ferrer, composer  

Mar 01 Gheorghe Asachi, Romania, writer/humanist/politician was born in the year 1788.  

Mar 07 In the year 1788 birth of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1878)  

Mar 10 On this day in history birth of joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild)  

Mar 12 On this day in history 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 In the year 1788 birth of johann Erik Nordblom, composer  

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

Apr 17 On this day in history birth of joseph Gilbert Totten, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1864  

May 10 On this day in history birth of augustin-Jean Fresnel, optics pioneer/physicist  

May 10 Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, German queen (d. 1819) was born in the year 1788.  

May 16 Friedrich Rückert, German Poet, Translator and Orientalist (d. 1866) was born on this day in history.  

May 18 In the year 1788 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 In the year 1788 birth of jean-Victor Poncelet, mathematician, founded projective geometry  

Aug 02 Leopold Gmelin, German chemist (d. 1853) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 15 Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director was born in the year 1788.  

Aug 20 On this day in history birth of jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer  

Aug 22 Thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1788.  

Jan 14 François Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722) died in the year 1788.  

Jan 15 Gaetano Latilla, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Alessio Prati, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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 Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723) died on this day in history.