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1781Stamford Raffles, British statesman and founder of Singapore

1781 Birthdays
Date Event
Jan 20
Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (d. 1848) 
Jan 22
Francois-Antoine Habeneck, composer 
Jan 26
Ludwig Joachim "Achim" von Arnim, German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) 
Jan 26
Achim von Arnim, Signs of Life 
Jan 30
A v Chamisso, writer 
Feb 9
Johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826) 
Feb 17
René-Theophile-Hyacinthe Lannec, France, inventor (stethoscope) 
Feb 18
Henry Martyn, Truro, missionary 
Mar 4
Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869) 
Mar 11
Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer 
Mar 12
Frederica of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1826) 
Mar 13
Karl F Schinkel, German architect/painter/writer (Schloss Tegel) 
Mar 17
Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Neth Indies 
Mar 17
Ebenezer Elliott, British Poet. Know as the "Corn Law Rhymer'" (d. 1849) 
Mar 18
Gustave Vogt, composer 
Apr 2
Bhagwan Swaminarayan, religious leader (d. 1830) 
Apr 22
Christian Friedrich Hermann Uber, composer 
May 4
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher (d. 1832) 
May 14
Friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian 
May 24
Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player 
May 25
Ferdinand K J, archduke of Austria-Este/gov-gen (Sicily) 
Jun 5
Christian August Lobeck, German scholar (d. 1860) 
Jun 9
George Stephenson, Newcastle England, inventor (RR locomotive) 
Jun 10
Giovanni Battista Polledro, composer 
Jun 21
Siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1840) 
Jul 6
Stamford Raffles, British statesman and founder of Singapore 
Jul 27
Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer 
Aug 9
Michael Umlauf, composer 
Aug 12
Robert Mills, US, architect (Washington Monument) 
Sep 3
Eugène de Beauharnais, son of Josephine de Beauharnais (d. 1824) 
Sep 6
Anton Diabelli, Austria publisher/composer 
Sep 23
Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1860) 
Oct 1
James Lawrence, naval hero (War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!") 
Oct 5
Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher (d. 1848) 
Nov 3
Johann Ernst Friedrich Wollank, composer 
Nov 18
Felice Blangini, composer 
Nov 20
Karl F Eichhorn, German law historian 
Nov 29
Andres Bello, Venezuela poet/diplomat/scholar (Silvas Americanas) 
Nov 30
Alexander Berry, British adventurer (d. 1873) 
Dec 1
Charles Philippe Lafont, composer 
Dec 11
David Brewster, Scotland, physicist/inventor (kaleidoscope) 
5
Antonio Diabelli, The Accidental Husband 
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