On This Day

Famous People Born in August 1769

  • Aug 14 Friedrich Dülon, German flautist and composer, born in Oranienburg (d. 1826)

Napoléon BonaparteNapoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

Aug 15 French military leader and Emperor of the French (1804-14, 1815), born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France

Napoléon Bonaparte
  • Aug 16 Jean Aimé Vernier, French harpist and composer, born in Paris (d. 1838)
  • Aug 18 Alexandre Stievenard, French composer and musician, born in Cambrai, France (d. 1855)

Georges CuvierGeorges Cuvier (1769-1832)

Aug 23 French naturalist and zoologist, born in Montbéliard, France

Georges Cuvier
  • Aug 30 Bonifacio Asioli, Italian composer and music writer, born in Correggio, Italy (d. 1832)

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