Jan 10 Heinrich Lichtenstein, German physician & explorer, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1857) Jan 12 Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette, German exegetist and theologist, born in Ulla, Thuringia (d. 1849) Jan 14 François Joseph Dizi, Belgian composer, born in Namur, Belgium (d. 1840) Jan 28 Giovanni Battista Velluti, Italian castrato singer 'the last great castrato', born in Pausula, Italy (d. 1861) 1779 Famous Birthdays by Year 1781