1
Voltaire
(French Historian and Philosopher Known for His Wit and His Pointed Social Critique)
74
13
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: November 21, 1694
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 30
2
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(Philosopher, Writer, & Composer Whose Political Philosophy Influenced the Progress of the Age of Enlightenment)
62
23
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: June 28, 1712
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Died: July 2
3
Carl Linnaeus
(Botanist)
116
54
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 23, 1707
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Linnés Råshults Stiftelse, Älmhult Municipality, Sweden
Died: January 10
4
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
(Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1766-68))
6
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 15, 1708
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Westminster, London, England
Died: May 11
5
Anna Maria Mozart
(Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's mother)
4
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 25, 1720
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Gilgen, Austria
Died: July 3
6
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(Italian Classical Archaeologist, Architect, and Artist)
2
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 4, 1720
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: November 9
7
Laura Bassi
(Physicist)
2
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 29, 1711
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: February 20
8
James Hargreaves
(Weaver, carpenter and inventor who was was one of three men responsible for the mechanisation of spinning)
0
0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: December 13, 1720
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England
Died: April 22
9
4
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 19, 1698
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Weliwita, Sri Lanka
Died: July 18
10
Philip Livingston
(Politician)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 15, 1716
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Died: June 12
11
Ebenezer Kinnersley
(Scientist)
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 30, 1711
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: England
Died: July 4
12
Thomas Arne
(Composer)
0
1
13
Claude Louis, Comte de Saint-Germai
(General)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 15, 1707
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Vertamboz, France
Died: January 15
14
Edward Buncombe
(Plantation owner from the Province of North Carolina who served as a colonel in the North Carolina militia and Continental Army)
0
0
15
Charles De Geer
(Industrialist)
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 30, 1720
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Finspång, Sweden
Died: March 7
16
François Bigot
(Government official)
1
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 30, 1703
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bordeaux, France
Died: January 12
17
Joseph Marie Terray
(French Economist, Priest and Controller-General of Finances)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 9, 1715
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Boën-sur-Lignon, France
Died: February 18
18
Francesca Cuzzoni
(Italian Baroque-Era Operatic Soprano Who Mostly Appeared in Handel's Operas)
0
1
19
Étienne-Gabriel Morelly
(Novelist)
0
0
20
James Relly
(Methodist minister)
0
0
21
Lekain
(Actor)
0
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 31, 1729
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 8
22
Konrad Ekhof
(Actor)
0
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 12, 1720
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Died: June 16
23
Jean Claude Gilles Colson
(Actor)
1
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 16, 1725
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: November 19
