{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1838

Jan 01 William Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born in the year 1838.  

Jan 04 In the year 1838 birth of charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922)  

Jan 06 In the year 1838 birth of max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer  

Jan 16 In the year 1838 birth of franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)  

Feb 06 In the year 1838 birth of henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)  

Feb 06 Yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898 was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 14 Margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison" was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship's doctor/linguist  

Feb 16 Henry Adams, Boston Mass, historian, writer (Education of Henry Adams) was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 18 On this day in history birth of ernst Mach, Chirlitz-Turas Austria, physicist/philosopher/psychologist  

Feb 20 James Barbour Terrill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 22 In the year 1838 birth of pierre Jules Cesar Janssen, discoverer of hydrogen in Sun  

Feb 23 On this day in history birth of gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of thomas Benton Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1923  

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of wendelin Weissheimer, composer  

Feb 28 Maurice Lévy, French engineer (d. 1910) was born in the year 1838.  

Mar 01 On this day in history birth of gabriele dell' Addolorata, [Francesco Possenti], Italian priest  

Mar 02 David Duffle Wood, composer was born in the year 1838.  

Mar 03 George W Hill, US astronomer (Moon orbit) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 04 On this day in history birth of paul Lacome, composer  

Mar 12 William Perkin, inventor (1st artificial dye) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 15 On this day in history birth of alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land)  

Mar 15 In the year 1838 birth of karl Davydov, Russian cellist (d. 1889)  

Mar 18 In the year 1838 birth of jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter  

Mar 18 In the year 1838 birth of randal Cremer, Britain, trade unionist, pacifist (Nobel 1903)  

Mar 31 In the year 1838 birth of leon Dierx, French poet  

Apr 03 In the year 1838 birth of leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82)  

Apr 05 On this day in history birth of alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist  

Apr 11 Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 12 In the year 1838 birth of john Shaw Billings, US, librarian/army physician  

Apr 16 On this day in history birth of karel Bendl, composer  

Apr 18 On this day in history birth of paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, French scientist (d. 1912)  

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Jan 13 In the year 1838 ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53  

Jan 16 On this day in history aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS]  

Jan 20 In the year 1838 pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64  

Jan 23 Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67 in the year 1838.  

Jan 28 In the year 1838 aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS]  

Jan 30 On this day in history osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail  

Feb 01 Abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.