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Robert Burns
(Poet and Lyricist widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.)
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Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 25th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ayrshire, Scotland
Died: July 21, 1796
2
William Wilberforce
(Abolitionist)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 24th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kingston upon Hull
Died: July 29, 1833
3
Mary Wollstonecraft
(Novelist)
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7
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 27th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: September 10, 1797
4
Georges Danton
(French Lawyer and a Leading Figure in the French Revolution)
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3
Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Arcis-sur-Aube, France
Died: April 5, 1794
5
Friedrich Schiller
(Playwright and Poet Known for His Works 'The Robbers', 'Don Carlos' and 'Mary Stuart')
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4
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 10th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marbach am Neckar, Germany
Died: May 9, 1805
6
William Pitt the Younger
(The Youngest & Last Prime Minister of Great Britain and the First Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
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4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 28th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bromley, England, United Kingdom
Died: January 23, 1806
7
Joseph Fouché
(Statesman)
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1
Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 21st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Le Pellerin, France
Died: December 26, 1820
8
Adrienne de La Fayette
(Daughter of Jean de Noailles)
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1
Listed In: Family Members
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hôtel de Noailles, Paris, Kingdom of France
Died: December 24, 1807
9
Dean Mahomed
(Traveller, surgeon, entrepreneur, and one of the most notable early non-European immigrants to the Western World)
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0
Listed In: Surgeons
Birthdate: 30th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Patna, Bihar, India
Died: February 24, 1851
10
William Kirby
(Founder of Entomology)
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0
Listed In: Entomologists
Birthdate: 19th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Witnesham, Suffolk, England
Died: July 4, 1850
11
William Thornton
(British-American Physician, Inventor, Painter and Architect Who Designed the 'United States Capitol')
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1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: 20th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, England
Died: March 28, 1828
12
Maximilian von Montgelas
(Statesman)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 12th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: June 14, 1838
13
JLudwig Yorck von Wartenburg
(Field marshal)
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0
Listed In: Military Leaders
Birthdate: 26th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany
Died: October 4, 1830
14
William Jackson
(Political Leader)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 9th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cumberland, England
Died: December 17, 1828
15
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
(Belgian Painter Known for His Watercolours of Roses, Lilies and Other Flowers at the 'Château de Malmaison')
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 10th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Hubert, Belgium
Died: June 19, 1840
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Nathan Read
(Former United States Representative, Engineer and Inventor of the High-Pressure Steam Engine)
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0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: 2nd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Warren, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 20, 1849
17
Alexander Chalmers
(Writer)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 29th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: December 29, 1834
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Al-Shawkani
(Islamic jurist, Theologian)
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0
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Mason Locke Weems
(Author)
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0
Listed In: Biographers
Birthdate: 11th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Died: May 23, 1825
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François Hanriot
(French Sans-Culotte Leader, Street Orator, and Commander of the Garde Nationale During the French Revolution)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 2nd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nanterre, France
Died: July 28, 1794
21
Friedrich August Wolf
(Philologist)
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0
Listed In: Philologists
Birthdate: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hainrode, Südharz, Germany
Died: August 8, 1824
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William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville
(Former British Prime Minister)
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2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 25th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: January 12, 1834
23
Charles Simeon
(British Evangelical Anglican Cleric)
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1
Listed In: Saints
Birthdate: 24th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Reading, Berkshire, England
Died: November 13, 1836
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John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden
(Politician)
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0
Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 11th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: near Chislehurst, England
Died: October 8, 1840
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Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
(Judge)
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0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: 20th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 5, 1794
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Thomas Andrew Knight
(British Horticulturalist and Botanist)
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0
Listed In: Botanists
Birthdate: 12th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Herefordshire, England
Died: May 11, 1838
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Matsudaira Sadanobu
(King)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 15th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: June 14, 1829
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William Playfair
(Economist, Mathematician, Engineer, Statistician)
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1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: 22nd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dundee
Died: February 11, 1823
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William Cockerill
(Inventor)
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0
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August Wilhelm Iffland
(Actor)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 19th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hannover, Germany
Died: September 22, 1814
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Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
(King)
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1
Listed In: Emperors & Kings
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Turin, Turin, Italy
Died: January 10, 1824
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Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton
(Poet)
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0
Listed In: Poets
Birthdate: 31st July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 14, 1846
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Carl Erik Mannerheim
(Swedish–Finnish Statesman and Soldier)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 14th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Säter, Sweden
Died: January 15, 1837
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Thomas Thorild
(Swedish Poet and Critic Who Opposed the Influence of French Classicism on Swedish Culture)
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0
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: 18th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bohuslän, Sweden
Died: October 1, 1808
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François Andrieux
(Playwright)
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0
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Maria Theresia von Paradis
(Musician)
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1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: 15th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 1, 1824
37
Mark Wilks
(Governor for three years of Saint Helena since 1813)
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0
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Louise d'Aumont
(Queen)
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0
Listed In: Empresses & Queens
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 13, 1826
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Ferenc Kazinczy
(Hungarian Poet)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 27th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Simian, Romania
Died: August 23, 1831
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John Jamieson
(Lexicographer, Philologist)
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1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 3rd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: July 12, 1838
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Richard Porson
(Scholar)
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1
Listed In: Educators
Birthdate: 25th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: East Ruston, England
Died: September 25, 1808
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Paul Cuffe
(Businessman)
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3
Listed In: CEOs
Birthdate: 17th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 7, 1817
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James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale
(Politician)
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1
Listed In: Political Leaders
Birthdate: 26th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ratho, Scotland
Died: September 10, 1839
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Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein
(Prince of Liechtenstein from 18 August 1781 until his death in 1805)
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1
Listed In: Royal Family Members
Birthdate: 14th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: March 24, 1805
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Adrien Duport
(Politician)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 6th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 6, 1798
