Famous Personalities Born In 1808

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864)  

Jan 07 Jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 was born in the year 1808.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist  

Jan 12 Paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13 In the year 1808 birth of salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)  

Jan 19 In the year 1808 birth of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887)  

Jan 27 On this day in history birth of david F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life)  

Feb 04 In the year 1808 birth of josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem(d. 1856)  

Feb 05 In the year 1808 birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer  

Feb 20 In the year 1808 birth of daumier, Marseilles France, artist  

Feb 25 In the year 1808 birth of james Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886  

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879)  

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of nathan Kelley,American architect, active mainly in Ohio, (d.1871)  

Mar 12 In the year 1808 birth of gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet  

Mar 14 In the year 1808 birth of catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brig General (Union volunteers)  

Mar 15 On this day in history birth of gaetano Gaspari, composer  

Mar 23 Jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook) was born in the year 1808.  

Mar 24 On this day in history birth of maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836)  

Mar 25 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 10 In the year 1808 birth of auguste Franchomme, composer  

Apr 13 Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 16 In the year 1808 birth of caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864  

Apr 20 Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 26 Martha Finley, children's book author was born on this day in history.  

Apr 29 On this day in history birth of hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883]  

May 15 On this day in history birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer  

May 15 In the year 1808 birth of michael William Balfe, composer  

May 17 Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer was born in the year 1808.  

May 19 In the year 1808 birth of samuel Jameson Gholson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883  

May 22 G de Nerval, writer was born on this day in history.  

May 30 On this day in history birth of joaquim Casimiro Jr, composer  

Jun 03 Jefferson F Davis, Ky, Pres of Confederate States of America (1861-5) was born in the year 1808.  

Jun 10 Friedrich Kaiser, Dutch astronomer (Kaiser compass-card) was born in the year 1808.  

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Jan 08 Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 14 On this day in history death of john Dickinson, American lawyer and Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania (b. 1732)  

Mar 09 Joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739) died on this day in history.  

Mar 13 King Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749) died in the year 1808.  

Apr 25 In the year 1808 alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66  

May 05 On this day in history death of pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757)  

May 18 Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

May 28 Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720) died in the year 1808.