1
Frederick The Great
(Former King of Prussia (1740 - 1786))
51
16
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: January 24, 1712
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: August 17
2
Nathanael Greene
(Major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War)
14
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 7, 1742
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Potowomut, Rhode Island, United States
Died: June 19
3
Moses Mendelssohn
(Philosopher)
4
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 6, 1729
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
Died: January 4
4
Eva Ekeblad
(Swedish Agronomist Known for Discovering a Method in 1746 to Make Alcohol and Flour From Potatoes)
3
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 10, 1724
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: May 15
5
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
(Swedish German Chemist Who Discovered Oxygen)
3
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 9, 1742
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stralsund, Germany
Died: May 21
6
Peter III of Portugal
(King of Portugal)
4
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: July 5, 1717
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Died: May 25
7
John Byron
(Navy officer)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 8, 1723
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Newstead Abbey, England
Died: April 10
8
Charles Mason
(astronomer)
0
0
9
Bernardo de Gálvez
(49th Viceroy of New Spain)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 23, 1746
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Macharaviaya, Spain
Died: November 30
10
Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel
(Admiral)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 25, 1725
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Caversham, Reading, United Kingdom
Died: October 2
11
George Hepplewhite
(Cabinetmaker)
0
0
12
Gaspar de Portolá
(First Governor of the Californias)
1
1
13
Pierre Poivre
(Horticulturist)
1
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 23, 1719
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: January 6
14
Patience Wright
(Sculptor)
0
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: 1725 AD
Birthplace: Oyster Bay, New York, United States
Died: March 23
15
Isaac Sears
(Merchant)
1
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: July 1, 1730
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: West Brewster, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 28
16
Franz Benda
(Outstanding 18th Century German Violinist and Composer)
0
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 22, 1709
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Benátky nad Jizerou, Czechia
Died: March 7
17
Praskovya Bruce
(Queen)
2
2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: October 7, 1729
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Russia
Died: April 7
18
Alexander Cozens
(British Landscape Painter)
0
0
19
Maurice Benyovszky
(Explorer and Military personnel)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 20, 1746
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vrbové, Slovakia
Died: May 24
20
Gasparo Gozzi
(Critic)
1
0
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: December 4, 1713
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: December 26
21
John Goodricke
(Amateur astronomer)
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 17, 1764
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Groningen, Netherlands
Died: April 20
22
Jacob Magnus Sprengtporten
(Politician)
2
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 10, 1727
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Porvoo, Finland
Died: April 2
23
Marie-Cessette Dumas
(Enslaved woman)
0
3
24
Jean-Étienne Guettard
(Geologist and Mineralogist Known for His Pioneering Geological Survey of France)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 22, 1715
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Étampes, France
Died: January 7
25
Thomas Tyrwhitt
(Literary Critic)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 27, 1730
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: August 15
26
Alexander Wilson
(Astronomer)
0
0
27
John Jebb
(Reformer)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 16, 1736
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: March 2
28
Antonio Sacchini
(Composer)
0
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 14, 1730
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: October 6
