Famous People Born In 1774
Discover the most famous people born in 1774. The list includes people like Johnny Appleseed, Meriwether Lewis, Caspar David Friedrich, Matthew Flinders, Daniel D. Tompkins and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include explorers, political leaders, military leaders and astronomers born in 1774. This list includes people from United States, England and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 18th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ivy, Colony of Virginia
Died: October 11, 1809
Birthdate: 16th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Donington
Died: July 19, 1814
Birthdate: 5th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Greifswald, Germany
Died: May 7, 1840
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Elizabeth Ann Seton
(First native-born American to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church)
Birthdate: 28th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: January 4, 1821
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Johnny Appleseed(American Nurseryman Who is Known for Supplying Apple-Tree Nursery Stock Throughout the Midwest)
Birthdate: 26th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Leominster, Massachusetts, United States
Died: March 18, 1845
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Robert Southey
(Former poet of the Romantic school, and Poet laureate from 1813 until his death)
Birthdate: 12th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Died: March 21, 1843
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Charles Bell
(Scottish Surgeon Known for Discovering the Difference Between Sensory Nerves and Motor Nerves in the Spinal Cord)
Birthdate: 12th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: April 28, 1842
8
Lalon
(Prominent Bengali Philosopher Regarded as an Icon of Bengali Culture)
Birthdate: 17th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Jhenaidah District, Bangladesh
Died: October 17, 1890
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Francis Beaufort
(Irish Hydrographer Who was the Creator of the Beaufort Scale for Indicating Wind Force)
Birthdate: 27th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Died: December 17, 1857
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John Colter
(American Explorer and the First White Man to Have Seen and Described 'Yellowstone National Park')
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Stuarts Draft, Virginia, United States
Died: November 22, 1813
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Anne Catherine Emmerich
(German Catholic Nun Remembered for Her Mystical Visions)
Birthdate: 8th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Coesfeld, Germany
Died: February 9, 1824
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William Bainbridge
(Naval Commander)
Birthdate: 7th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Died: July 27, 1833
13
Francis Baily
(Astronomer)
Birthdate: 28th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newbury, England
Died: August 30, 1844
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Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
(Painter)
Birthdate: 13th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 6, 1833
Birthdate: 12th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Manchester, England
Died: September 2, 1836
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Lord William Bentinck
(Former Governor-General of India)
Birthdate: 14th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Died: June 17, 1839
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Anne Jean Marie René Savary
(General)
Birthdate: 26th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Marcq, France
Died: June 2, 1833
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Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge
(Marshal)
Birthdate: 24th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Buckingham Palace, London, England
Died: July 8, 1850
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Christian Leopold von Buch
(German Geologist and Paleontologist Who Defined the 'Jurassic System')
Birthdate: 26th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Germany
Died: March 4, 1853
Birthdate: 21st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Scarsdale
Died: June 11, 1825
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Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands
(Queen)
Birthdate: 18th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany
Died: October 12, 1837
22
Thomas Tooke
(English Economist Known for Writing on Money and Economic Statistics)
Birthdate: 28th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Kronstadt, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: February 26, 1858
23
Auguste de Marmont
(Military general)
Birthdate: 20th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Châtillon-sur-Seine, France
Died: March 22, 1852
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Francisco de Paula Marín
(Nobleman)
Birthdate: 25th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Died: October 30, 1837
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Egor Frantsevich, Count Kankrin
(Politician)
Birthdate: 7th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hanau, Germany
Died: October 3, 1845
26
Jean Marc Gaspard Itard
(Physician)
Birthdate: 24th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Oraison, France
Died: July 5, 1838
Birthdate: 18th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Langendorf, Weißenfels, Germany
Died: June 11, 1829
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Hans Järta
(Swedish Politician, Administrator and Revolutionary)
Birthdate: 11th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sweden
Died: April 6, 1847
Birthdate: 10th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: November 30, 1852
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Jean-Baptiste Biot
(Mathematician, Physicist, Astronomer, Civil engineer, Engineer, Professor)
Birthdate: 21st April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris
Died: February 3, 1862
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Gaspare Spontini
(Italian opera composer)
Birthdate: 14th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Maiolati Spontini
Died: January 24, 1851
32
Friedrich Gottlob Koenig
(Best Known for His High-Speed Steam-Powered Printing Press)
Birthdate: 17th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Eisleben, Germany
Died: January 17, 1833
33
Edward Charles Howard
(Chemist)
Birthdate: 28th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: United Kingdom
Died: September 28, 1816
34
Colin Halkett
(British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey)
Birthdate: 7th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Venlo, Netherlands
Died: September 24, 1856
35
Archibald Constable
(Publisher)
Birthdate: 24th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Carnbee, Scotland
Died: July 21, 1827
36
Arthur Thistlewood
(Revolutionary)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Tupholme, England
Died: May 1, 1820
37
Maria Theresa Kemble
(Actress)
Birthdate: 17th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: September 3, 1838
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Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti
(Philologist)
Birthdate: 19th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: March 15, 1849