Famous People Born In 1759
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Discover the most famous people born in 1759. The list includes people like Robert Burns, Mary Wollstonecraft, William Wilberforce, William Pitt the Younger, Friedrich Schiller and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, playwrights, poets and revolutionaries born in 1759. This list includes people from England, France, Scotland & Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 24th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kingston upon Hull
Died: July 29, 1833
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Robert Burns(Poet and Lyricist widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.)
Birthdate: 25th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ayrshire, Scotland
Died: July 21, 1796
Birthdate: 27th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: September 10, 1797
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Georges Danton(French Lawyer and a Leading Figure in the French Revolution)
Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Arcis-sur-Aube, France
Died: April 5, 1794
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Friedrich Schiller(Playwright and Poet Known for His Works 'The Robbers', 'Don Carlos' and 'Mary Stuart')
Birthdate: 10th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marbach am Neckar, Germany
Died: May 9, 1805
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William Pitt the Younger(The Youngest & Last Prime Minister of Great Britain and the First Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
Birthdate: 28th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bromley, England, United Kingdom
Died: January 23, 1806
Birthdate: 21st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Le Pellerin, France
Died: December 26, 1820
Birthdate: 2nd November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hôtel de Noailles, Paris, Kingdom of France
Died: December 24, 1807
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Dean Mahomed(Traveller, surgeon, entrepreneur, and one of the most notable early non-European immigrants to the Western World)
Birthdate: 30th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Patna, Bihar, India
Died: February 24, 1851
Birthdate: 19th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Witnesham, Suffolk, England
Died: July 4, 1850
Birthdate: 12th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: June 14, 1838
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Yemen
Died: 1839 AD
Birthdate: 22nd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dundee
Died: February 11, 1823
Birthdate: 24th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Royal Palace of Turin, Turin, Italy
Died: January 10, 1824
Birthdate: 9th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cumberland, England
Died: December 17, 1828
Birthdate: 29th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: December 29, 1834
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Nathan Read(Former United States Representative, Engineer and Inventor of the High-Pressure Steam Engine)
Birthdate: 2nd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Warren, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 20, 1849
Birthdate: 14th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: March 24, 1805
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Pierre-Joseph Redouté(Belgian Painter Known for His Watercolours of Roses, Lilies and Other Flowers at the 'Château de Malmaison')
Birthdate: 10th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Hubert, Belgium
Died: June 19, 1840
Birthdate: 14th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Säter, Sweden
Died: January 15, 1837
Birthdate: 11th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Died: May 23, 1825
Birthdate: 25th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: January 12, 1834
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François Hanriot(French Sans-Culotte Leader, Street Orator, and Commander of the Garde Nationale During the French Revolution)
Birthdate: 2nd December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nanterre, France
Died: July 28, 1794
Birthdate: 26th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany
Died: October 4, 1830
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Mark Wilks(Governor for three years of Saint Helena since 1813)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Isle of Man
Died: September 19, 1831
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Ferenc Kazinczy(Former author, poet, translator, neologist, the most indefatigable agent in the regeneration of the Hungarian language and literature at the turn of the 19th century)
Birthdate: 27th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: imian, Romania
Died: August 23, 1831
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William Thornton(British-American Physician, Inventor, Painter and Architect Who Designed the 'United States Capitol')
Birthdate: 20th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, England
Died: March 28, 1828
Birthdate: 24th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Reading, Berkshire, England
Died: November 13, 1836
Birthdate: 22nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 13, 1826
Birthdate: 20th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 5, 1794
Birthdate: 3rd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: July 12, 1838
Birthdate: 15th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: February 1, 1824
Birthdate: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Hainrode, Südharz, Germany
Died: August 8, 1824
Birthdate: 11th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: near Chislehurst, England
Died: October 8, 1840
Birthdate: 26th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ratho, Scotland
Died: September 10, 1839
Birthdate: 12th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Herefordshire, England
Died: May 11, 1838
Birthdate: 25th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: East Ruston, England
Died: September 25, 1808
Birthdate: 15th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: June 14, 1829
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Lancashire, England
Died: 1832 AD
Birthdate: 17th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 7, 1817
Birthdate: 19th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hannover, Germany
Died: September 22, 1814
Birthdate: 31st July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 14, 1846
Birthdate: 6th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 6, 1798
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Thomas Thorild(Swedish Poet and Critic Who Opposed the Influence of French Classicism on Swedish Culture)
Birthdate: 18th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bohuslän, Sweden
Died: October 1, 1808
Birthdate: 6th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: May 9, 1833