Famous Personalities Born In 1808

Jan 06 Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864) was born in the year 1808.  

Jan 07 In the year 1808 birth of jacob Ammen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1894  

Jan 11 In the year 1808 birth of antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist  

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of paul "the Great" Taglioni, Vienna, ballet choreographer  

Jan 13 Salmon P Chase, (Sen-R) cabinet member, 6th chief justice (1864-73) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19 Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (d. 1887) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 04 On this day in history 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 In the year 1808 birth of francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer  

Feb 20 Daumier, Marseilles France, artist was born on this day in history.  

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 Nathan Kelley,American architect, active mainly in Ohio, (d.1871) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 12 Gerrit van der Linde Jz, "Schoolmaster", Dutch poet was born in the year 1808.  

Mar 14 Catharinus Putnam Buckingham, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born in the year 1808.  

Mar 15 Gaetano Gaspari, composer was born in the year 1808.  

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

Mar 24 Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836) was born in the year 1808.  

Mar 25 Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet (Cortes) was born in the year 1808.  

Apr 10 On this day in history birth of auguste Franchomme, composer  

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

Apr 16 Caleb Blood Smith, Secy Int (Union), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

Apr 20 In the year 1808 birth of louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III), emperor of France (1852-71)  

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

May 15 Michael William Balfe, composer was born on this day in history.  

May 17 In the year 1808 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 G de Nerval, writer was born in the year 1808.  

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

Jun 03 In the year 1808 birth of jefferson F Davis, Ky, Pres of Confederate States of America (1861-5)  

Jun 10 Friedrich Kaiser, Dutch astronomer (Kaiser compass-card) was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 08 Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies in the year 1808.  

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 On this day in history death of king Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)  

Apr 25 Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1808.  

May 05 Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. 1757) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1808.