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Adam Smith
(18th Century Scottish Economist Who is Considered the Father of Modern Economics)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 5th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Died: July 17, 1790
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Prithvi Narayan Shah
(First Ruler of the Kingdom of Nepal)
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Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 11th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gorkha, Nepal
Died: January 15, 1775
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William Blackstone
(British Jurist and Judge Known for Writing the 'Commentaries on the Laws of England')
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 10th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: February 14, 1780
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Crispus Attucks
(First person killed during the Boston Massacre)
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1770 AD
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Baron d'Holbach
(Author)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 8th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Edesheim, Germany
Died: January 21, 1789
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Princess Mary of Great Britain
(Princess)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 5th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Essex House, London, England
Died: January 14, 1772
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Mir Taqi Mir
(Former Urdu poet of the 18th century Mughal India and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language itself)
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 31st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: September 20, 1810
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John Byron
(Navy officer)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 8th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Newstead Abbey, England
Died: April 10, 1786
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John Witherspoon
(Scottish-American Presbyterian Minister, Educator and a Founding Father of the United States)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 5th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gifford, Scotland
Died: November 15, 1794
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Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm
(German-born Journalist, Diplomat, and Art Critic)
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: 26th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Regensburg, Germany
Died: December 19, 1807
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Samuel Davies
(American minister)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 3rd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New Castle, Delaware
Died: February 4, 1761
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William Livingston
(Politician)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 30th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Died: July 25, 1790
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Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
(Italian Naturalist and Physician)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 3rd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cavalese, Italy
Died: May 8, 1788
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Joshua Reynolds
(Painter)
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Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 16th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Plympton, England
Died: February 23, 1792
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Frederick V of Denmark
(King of Denmark and Norway Who Improved Denmark's Foreign Trade)
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: 31st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: January 14, 1766
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Carl Friedrich Abel
(Composer)
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 22nd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Köthen (Anhalt), Germany
Died: June 20, 1787
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Mathurin Jacques Brisson
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 30th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fontenay-le-Comte, France
Died: June 23, 1806
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Ike no Taiga
(Japanese Painter)
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1
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 6th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Died: May 30, 1776
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Richard Price
(Moral Philosopher and Mathematician Best Known for Editing, Publishing and Developing 'Bayes–Price Theorem')
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 23rd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Llangeinor, Wales
Died: April 19, 1791
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Sir William Chambers
(Architect)
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Birthdate: 23rd February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden
Died: March 10, 1796
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Adam Ferguson
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Historians
Birthdate: 1st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland
Died: February 22, 1816
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Gavin Hamilton
(Artist)
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Alejandro O'Reilly
(3rd Spanish Governor of Louisiana)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 24th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Baltrasna, County Meath, Ireland
Died: March 23, 1794
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Franz Anton Bustelli
(German Artist Known for His Work in the Light, Asymmetric, Lavishly Decorated Rococo Style)
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Listed In: Sculptors
Birthdate: 12th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Locarno, Switzerland
Died: April 18, 1763
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La Clairon
(Actress)
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Listed In: Actresses
Birthdate: 25th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Conde-sur-l’Escaut, France
Died: January 29, 1803
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Tobias Mayer
(Astronomer)
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Listed In: Astronomers
Birthdate: 17th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Marbach am Neckar, Germany
Died: February 20, 1762
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Miura Baien
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 1st September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Japan
Died: April 9, 1789
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Goronwy Owen
(Poet)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1st January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Anglesey, Wales
Died: June 30, 1769
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Jean-François Marmontel
(French Historian and Writer Known for His Autobiographical Work 'Mémoires d'un père')
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 11th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bort-les-Orgues, France
Died: December 31, 1799
