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Voltaire
(French Historian and Philosopher Known for His Wit and His Pointed Social Critique)
78
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 21st November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 30, 1778
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François Quesnay
(Former economist known for publishing the "Tableau économique" (Economic Table) in 1758)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 4th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Méré, France
Died: December 16, 1774
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Francis Hutcheson
(Scotch-Irish Philosopher and a Leading Figure of the Scottish Enlightenment)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 8th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saintfield, County Down, Ulster, Ireland
Died: January 14, 1747
4
Lord George Murray
(Scottish general)
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0
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 4th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Huntingtower, Scotland
Died: October 11, 1760
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Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington
(Architect)
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0
Listed In: Noblemen
Birthdate: 25th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Yorkshire, England
Died: December 4, 1753
6
Yŏngjo
(Korean King)
2
2
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gyeonghuigung, Seoul, South Korea
Died: April 22, 1776
7
Theodore of Corsica
(German Adventurer and King of Corsica)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 25th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cologne, Germany
Died: December 11, 1756
8
Henry Pelham
(Politician)
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Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield
(Statesman)
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1
Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 20th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 24, 1773
10
Leonardo Leo
(Composer)
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0
Listed In: Composers
Birthdate: 5th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: San Vito dei Normanni, Italy
Died: October 31, 1744
1
0
Listed In: Royal Family Members
Birthdate: 28th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Died: November 2, 1715
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Ratsimilaho
(Monarch)
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Princess Maria Theresia of Liechtenstein
(Last heiress to the Silesian Duchy of Troppau)
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0
Listed In: Royal Family Members
Birthdate: 11th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Austria
Died: February 20, 1772
14
Jean Martell
(Businessman who founded the French cognac distillery Martell)
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0
Birthdate: 13th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: St Brelade, Jersey
Died: 1753 AD
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Louis-Claude Daquin
(Composer)
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0
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William Shirley
(Advocate)
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0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 2nd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sussex, England
Died: March 24, 1771
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Georg Brandt
(Swedish Chemist and Mineralogist Who Discovered 'Cobalt')
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 26th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Riddarhyttan, Sweden
Died: April 29, 1768
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René Louis de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson
(Politician)
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0
Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 18th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 26, 1757
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Paul of the Cross
(Mystic)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 3rd January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ovada, Italy
Died: October 18, 1775
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Hermann Samuel Reimarus
(Philosopher)
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1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 22nd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: March 1, 1768
21
John Michael Rysbrack
(British Sculptor Known for His Busts and Funerary Monuments)
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0
Listed In: Sculptors
Birthdate: 27th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Antwerp, Belgium
Died: January 8, 1770
22
Hans Adolph Brorson
(Bishop)
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0
Listed In: Priests
Birthdate: 20th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Randerup, Denmark
Died: June 3, 1764
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Charles-Antoine Coypel
(Painter)
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