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Thomas Gray
(Poet, Writer, Literary critic)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 26, 1716
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London
Died: July 30
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Tobias Smollett
(Scottish Poet and Author Best Known for Picaresque Novels)
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: March 19, 1721
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Renton, Scotland
Died: September 17
Best known for his picaresque novels such as The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, Scottish novelist Tobias Smollett was born into a family of lawyers and soldiers and initially attended medical training. Some believe he quit university without a degree, while it is also said he had served as a navy surgeon.
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Christopher Smart
(Poet)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 11, 1722
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Shipbourne, England
Died: May 21
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Philip Miller
(English botanist)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 1691 AD
Birthplace: London
Died: December 18
The son of a gardener, Philip Miller followed in his father’s footsteps and devoted 50 years of his life to the Chelsea Physic Garden as its chief gardener. The Gardeners Dictionary, penned by him, became a gardener’s Bible. He was also named a Fellow of The Royal Society.
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Giovanni Battista Morgagni
(Anatomist)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 25, 1682
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Forlì, Italy
Died: December 6
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Prince Emanuel of Liechtenstein
(734th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1749)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 3, 1700
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: January 15
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George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
(Statesman)
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William Shirley
(Advocate)
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: December 2, 1694
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Sussex, England
Died: March 24
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Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli
(Architect)
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Robert Sandeman
(Theologian)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: April 29, 1718
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Perth, Scotland
Died: April 2
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Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens
(Author)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 24, 1704
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Aix-en-Provence, France
Died: January 11
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Johannes Grubenmann
(Engineer)
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: June 15, 1707
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Teufen, Switzerland
Died: June 10
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Konrad Ernst Ackermann
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 1, 1710
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Schwerin, Germany
Died: November 13
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Chester Moore Hall
(Lawyer)
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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: December 9, 1703
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Leigh, Essex, England
Died: March 17
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Christopher Dock
(Educator)
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Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden
(King)
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 14, 1710
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gottorf Castle, Schleswig, Germany
Died: February 12
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William Lauder
(Literary forger)
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John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
(Statesman)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 30, 1710
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Streatham, Surrey Kingdom of Great Britain
Died: January 5
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Claude Adrien Helvétius
(Philosopher, Writer, French moralists)
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 26, 1715
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris
Died: December 26
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Henri Pitot
(Engineer)
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: May 3, 1695
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Aramon, France
Died: December 27
