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Famous People Born in April 1785

  • Apr 1 Ferdinand Olivier, German painter (Nazarene movement), born in Dessau (d. 1841)
  • Apr 4 Bettina von Arnim, German writer and composer of the Romantic era (This Book Belongs to the King), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1859)
  • Apr 9 Sibrandus Stratingh, Dutch physician and chemist (electric car), born in Adorp, Netherlands (d. 1841)
  • Apr 19 Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1858)

John James AudubonJohn James Audubon (1785-1851)

Apr 26 American ornithologist and painter (The Birds of America), born in Les Cayes, Haiti

John James Audubon


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