Jan 1 William Hugh Young, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1901) Jan 4 Charles Stratton [General Tom Thumb], famous short person (performed with P. T. Barnum), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut (d. 1883) Jan 5 Camille Jordan, French mathematician, born in Lyon, France (d. 1922) Jan 6 Max Bruch, German composer (Kol Nidre), born in Cologne, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1920) Jan 16 Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist, born in Rhine Province, Germany (d. 1917) Dec 1837 Famous Birthdays by Year Feb 1838 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
80-89
Over 90