1 James Cook
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Famous As: Explorer & Navigator
Birthdate: 27th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marton, England
Died: February 14, 1779
2 Peter III of Russia
12
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Famous As: Emperor of Russia
Birthdate: 21st February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kiel
Died: July 17, 1762
3 Shah Alam II
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Famous As: Emperor
Birthdate: 25th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Delhi, India
Died: November 19, 1806
4 Oliver Goldsmith
181
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Famous As: Novelist
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Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: County Longford, Ireland
Died: April 4, 1774
5 Chevalier d'Éon
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Birthdate: 5th October
Sun Sign: Libra
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Died: May 21, 1810
6 John Hunter
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Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lanarkshire
Died: October 16, 1793
7 Robert Adam
10
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Famous As: Architect, Archaeologist, Politician
Birthdate: 3rd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kirkcaldy
Died: March 3, 1792
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9 Charles Mason
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10 Caesar Rodney
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12 Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
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14 Joseph Black
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15 Johann Heinrich Lambert
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Died: September 25, 1777
16 Anton Raphael Mengs
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17 John Wilkinson
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18 Marie Louise of France
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19 Nicholas Herkimer
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20 Ali Bey al-Kabir
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21 Ferdinando Galiani
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22 Johann Andreas Stein
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23 John Wood, the Younger
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24 Thomas Warton
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25 Niccolò Piccinni
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26 Pietro Verri
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27 José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca
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28 Johann Adam Hiller
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29 Isabel Godin des Odonais
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30 Paolo Frisi
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31 David Tannenberg
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