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

Jan 05 Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born in the year 1788.  

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

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

Jan 08 Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born in the year 1788.  

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 Lord [George Gordon Noel] Byron, England, romantic poet (Don Juan) was born in the year 1788.  

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 Johann Peter Pixis, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 14 On this day in history birth of fernando Sor, Spanish composer (d. 1839)  

Feb 16 On this day in history 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 Mateo Ferrer, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 12 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor was born on this day in history.  

Apr 02 On this day in history birth of francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862)  

Apr 05 Franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund) was born in the year 1788.  

Apr 12 On this day in history birth of johann Erik Nordblom, composer  

Apr 14 David G. Burnet, interim president of the Republic of Texas (d. 1870) was born in the year 1788.  

Apr 17 In the year 1788 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 on this day in history.  

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

May 18 Hugh Clapperton, Annan Scotland, African explorer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 21 Princess Augusta of Bavaria (d. 1850) was born in the year 1788.  

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 in the year 1788.  

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

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

Aug 22 In the year 1788 birth of thomas Tredgold, engineer/carpenter  

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 In the year 1788 death of françois Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasetilly, comte de Grasse, French admiral (b. 1722)  

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

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

Jan 31 In the year 1788 charles E Stuart, English pretender to the throne, dies at 67  

Feb 18 On this day in history death of john Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (b. 1713)  

Feb 20 Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68 in the year 1788.  

Feb 21 On this day in history death of johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (b. 1723)