Famous Personalities Born In 1808

Jan 06 Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist was born in the year 1808.  

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

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73)  

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887)  

Jan 27 David F Strauss, Germany, theologist (Jesus' Life) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)  

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

Feb 20 Daumier, Marseilles France, artist was born in the year 1808.  

Feb 25 James Bowen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 In the year 1808 birth of honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879)  

Feb 26 In the year 1808 birth of nathan Kelley,American architect, active mainly in Ohio, (d.1871)  

Mar 12 On this day in history 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 In the year 1808 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 On this day in history birth of jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes)  

Apr 10 Auguste Franchomme, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 16 On this day in history birth of caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864  

Apr 20 Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71) was born in the year 1808.  

Apr 26 Martha Finley, children's book author was born in the year 1808.  

Apr 29 Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch, German politician/reformer [or 1883] was born on this day in history.  

May 15 Gottfried Herrmann, composer was born on this day in history.  

May 15 On this day in history birth of michael William Balfe, composer  

May 17 On this day in history birth of charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel, composer  

May 19 Samuel Jameson Gholson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.  

May 22 In the year 1808 birth of g de Nerval, writer  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 10 On this day in history birth of friedrich Kaiser, Dutch astronomer (Kaiser compass-card)  

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Jan 08 In the year 1808 messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies  

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

Mar 09 In the year 1808 death of joseph Bonomi the Elder, architect (b. 1739)  

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

Apr 25 Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

May 05 In the year 1808 death of pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757)  

May 18 Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US preacher, dies at 49 in the year 1808.  

May 28 Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (b. 1720) died on this day in history.