Gottfried August Bürger

Gottfried August Bürger was a German poet. His ballads were very popular in Germany. His most noted ballad, Lenore, found an audience beyond readers of the German language in an English and Russian adaptation and a French translation.

31 December 1741

Born on the same birth day (31 December): Billy Snedden • Bob Shaw • Bryon Russell • Carl Dudley • Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis • Dennis Everberg • Ellen Datlow • Geoff Marsh • Henry I, Duke of Guise • Javaris Crittenton • Jonathan Horton • Julius Meier • Kapiʻolani • Konstantin Konik • Lyudmila Pakhomova • Paul O'Neill (racing driver) • Rick Aguilera • Ross Barbour (singer) • Roy Goodall • Shandon Anderson • Tommy Byrne (baseball) • Wilfrid Noyce