1
James Cook
(British Naval Captain, Navigator and Explorer)
162
116
Listed In: Explorers
Birthdate: 7th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marton, England
Died: February 14, 1779
2
Oliver Goldsmith
(Anglo-Irish Novelist, Playwright, Dramatist and Poet)
27
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 10th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: County Longford, Ireland
Died: April 4, 1774
3
Caesar Rodney
(Governor of Delaware (1778-81))
16
7
Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 7th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kent County
Died: June 26, 1784
4
Robert Adam
(Architect, Archaeologist, Politician)
4
0
Listed In: Archaeologists
Birthdate: 3rd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Kirkcaldy
Died: March 3, 1792
5
Johann Heinrich Lambert
(Mathematician who Proved that π is Irrational)
11
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 26th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mulhouse, France
Died: September 25, 1777
6
Joseph Black
(Chemist, Physicist, Scientist, University teacher)
5
1
7
Shah Alam II
(Emperor)
3
1
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 25th June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Delhi, India
Died: November 19, 1806
8
John Hunter
(military physician, physician, university teacher)
1
0
Listed In: Surgeons
Birthdate: 13th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lanarkshire
Died: October 16, 1793
9
John Stark
(Military Officer)
1
0
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 28th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Londonderry, New Hampshire, United States
Died: May 8, 1822
10
Matthew Boulton
(Businessperson, Engineer)
2
1
Birthdate: 3rd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Birmingham, England
Died: August 17, 1809
11
John Wilkinson
(Pioneer in cast iron manufacturing)
4
0
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Bridgefoot
Died: July 14, 1808
12
Peter III of Russia
(Emperor of Russia (January 1762 - July 1762))
9
9
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 21st February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kiel, Germany
Died: July 17, 1772
13
Niccolò Piccinni
(Italian composer)
2
0
14
Thomas Warton
(Literary historian)
1
0
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: 9th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Basingstoke, England
Died: May 21, 1790
15
Chevalier d'Éon
(French Diplomat and Spy)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 5th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tonnere, France
Died: May 21, 1810
16
Mercy Otis Warren
(American Poet)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 14th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Died: December 19, 1814
17
Charles Mason
(astronomer)
0
0
Listed In: Astronomers
Birthdate: 31st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oakridge
Died: October 25, 1786
18
Paolo Frisi
(Italian Mathematician and Astronomer Best Known for His Work in Hydraulics)
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 13th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Melegnano, Italy
Died: November 22, 1784
19
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
(Grand Duke)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 22nd November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
Died: June 10, 1811
20
Nicholas Herkimer
(General)
0
0
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: German Flatts, New York, United States
Died: August 16, 1777
21
Anton Raphael Mengs
(Painter)
0
0
Listed In: Artists
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ústí nad Labem, Czechia
Died: June 29, 1779
22
Ferdinando Galiani
(Italian Economist Known for His Contributions to 'Value Theory', 'Interest Theory', and 'Economic Policy')
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 2nd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chieti, Italy
Died: October 30, 1787
23
Pietro Verri
(Italian Economists, Historian, Philosopher and Writer)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 12th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: June 28, 1797
24
Étienne-Louis Boullée
(Architect)
0
1
Birthdate: 12th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 4, 1799
25
John Wood, the Younger
(Architect)
0
0
Birthdate: 25th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bath, England
Died: June 18, 1782
26
Johann Andreas Stein
(Piano craftsman)
0
0
Listed In: Designers
Birthdate: 16th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Heidesheim, Germany
Died: February 29, 1792
27
José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca
(Spanish Statesman)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 21st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Murcia, Spain
Died: December 30, 1808
28
Ali Bey al-Kabir
(Shaykh al-Balad of Egypt)
0
0
29
Isabel Godin des Odonais
(Journeyer)
0
0
Listed In: Explorers
Birthdate: 16th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Riobamba, Ecuador
Died: September 28, 1792
30
Marie Louise of France
(Princess)
1
2
Listed In: Royal Family Members
Birthdate: 28th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Palace of Versailles, France
Died: February 19, 1733
31
David Tannenberg
(Organ maker)
0
0
Listed In: Inventors
Birthdate: 21st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Upper Lusatia, Germany
Died: May 19, 1804
32
Johann Adam Hiller
(Composer)
0
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 25th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Germany
Died: June 16, 1804
