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Famous People Born in December 1775

  • Dec 6 Nicolas Isouard, French composer, born in Porto Salvo, Valletta, Malta (d. 1818)
  • Dec 14 Philander Chase, American Episcopal Church bishop and founder of Kenyon College, born in Cornish, New Hampshire (d. 1852)
  • Dec 14 Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, British admiral, born in Annsfield, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 1860)
  • Dec 16 Francois-Adrien Boieldieu, French opera composer known as 'the French Mozart' (La dame blanche - The White Lady), born in Rouen, France (d. 1834)

Jane AustenJane Austen (1775-1817)

Dec 16 English novelist (Pride and Prejudice), born in Steventon, England

Jane Austen
  • Dec 25 Antun Sorkocevic, Ragusan composer and diplomat, born in Dubrovnik, Republic of Ragusa (no Croatia) (d. 1841)
  • Dec 30 Heinrich Carl Ebell, German composer, born in Neu-Rippon, Germany (d. 1824)

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