Oct 1 Rufus Choate, American lawyer (Hall of Fame), born in Ipswich, Massachusetts (d. 1859) Oct 5 Anthony Gerhard Alexander van Rappard, Dutch politician, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1869) Oct 15 August Ferdinand Haeser, German composer, born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 1844) Oct 30 Ignace Bourget, French Canadian Bishop of Montreal, born in Lévis, Province of Lower Canada, British Empire (d. 1885) 1798 Famous Birthdays by Year 1800