On This Day

Famous People Born in January 1797

  • Jan 4 Wilhelm Beer, German amateur astronomer (constructed 1st Moon map), born in Berlin (d. 1850)
  • Jan 10 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer & composer, born in Havixbeck, Germany (d. 1848)
  • Jan 12 Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician (d. 1873)
  • Jan 22 Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Empress of Brazil (d. 1826)
  • Jan 30 Edwin Vose Sumner, American Major General (Union Army), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1863)

Franz SchubertFranz Schubert (1797-1828)

Jan 31 Austrian composer (Unfinished Symphony), born in Vienna, Austria

Franz Schubert


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