1
John Paul Jones
(United States' First Well-Known Naval Commander in the American Revolutionary War)
38
6
2
George Mason
(Patriot, U.S. Statesman)
30
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 11, 1725
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fairfax County, Virginia
Died: October 7
3
Richard Arkwright
(English Industrialist and Inventor)
21
4
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: December 23, 1732
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Preston, Lancashire, England
Died: August 3
4
Lord North
(Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782)
17
4
5
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
(British Former First Lord of the Admiralty)
7
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 13, 1718
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: England
Died: April 30
6
Johann van Beethoven
(Musician)
11
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 14, 1740
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bonn, Germany
Died: December 18
7
John Burgoyne
(General, dramatist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1761 to 1792)
3
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 24, 1722
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sutton, Bedfordshire, England
Died: August 4
8
Robert Adam
(Architect, Archaeologist, Politician)
4
0
9
John Smeaton
(Civil Engineer)
7
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: June 8, 1724
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Austhorpe, Leeds, England
Died: October 28
10
Gustav III of Sweden
(King of Sweden from 1771 to 1792)
3
2
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: January 24, 1746
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Died: March 29
11
Henry Laurens
(Politician)
2
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 6, 1724
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, U.S
Died: December 8
12
Tiradentes
(Brazilian Revolutionary)
3
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 12, 1746
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ritápolis, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died: April 21
13
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
(Theologian)
3
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 1703 AD
Birthplace: Al Uyaynah, Saudi Arabia
Died: June 22
14
Maria Luisa of Spain
(Holy Roman Empress)
0
0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: November 24, 1745
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died: May 15
15
George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
(Naval officer. He is best known for his commands in the American War of Independence)
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 13, 1718
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Walton-on-Thames, England
Died: May 24
16
Legall de Kermeur
(Chess player)
2
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 4, 1702
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Versailles, France
Died: 1792 AD
17
Denis Fonvizin
(Dramatist)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 14, 1745
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: December 12
18
Joseph Martin Kraus
(Composer)
1
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 20, 1756
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Miltenberg, Germany
Died: December 15
19
Joshua Reynolds
(Painter)
0
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: July 16, 1723
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Plympton, England
Died: February 23
20
Noble Consort Yu
(Qianlong Emperor's wife)
1
0
21
John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute
(Prime Minister)
1
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 25, 1713
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Parliament Square, Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: March 10
22
Carl Friedrich Bahrdt
(Theologian)
1
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: August 25, 1741
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bischofswerda, Germany
Died: April 23
23
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor)
5
8
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 5, 1747
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: March 1
24
Guillaume Le Gentil
(Astronomer)
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 12, 1725
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Coutances, France
Died: October 22
25
Adam Gottlob Moltke
(Courtier)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 10, 1710
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Walkendorf, Germany
Died: September 25
26
Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe
(Noblewoman)
0
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 8, 1749
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: September 3
27
Hamad bin Said
(Sultan of Oman (1786-1792))
0
0
28
Samuel Hearne
(Explorer)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1745
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 31
29
René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou
(Lawyer)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 25, 1714
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Montpellier, France
Died: July 29
30
Johann Andreas Stein
(Piano craftsman)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 16, 1728
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Heidesheim, Germany
Died: February 29
31
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
(Writer)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 23, 1751
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cesvaine, Latvia
Died: June 4
32
Isabel Godin des Odonais
(Journeyer)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 16, 1728
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Riobamba, Ecuador
Died: September 28
33
August Gottlieb Spangenberg
(Theologian)
0
0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 15, 1704
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hohenstein, Germany
Died: September 18
34
André Boniface Louis Riqueti de Mirabeau
(Navy officers)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 30, 1754
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 15
35
Charles Simon Favart
(Playwright)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 13, 1710
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 12
36
Jean-André van der Mersch
(Belgian Military Leader Known for His Victory Against Austrian Forces of Joseph II at the Battle of Turnhout)
0
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 10, 1734
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Menen, Belgium
Died: September 14
37
Jan Frans Vonck
(Lawyer)
0
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 29, 1743
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Baardegem, Aalst, Belgium
Died: December 1
38
Jacob Kirkman
(Musical instrument maker)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 4, 1710
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bischweiler, France
Died: April 30
39
José de Gálvez, 1st Marquess of Sonora
(Spanish Lawyer and Inspector General)
0
1
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: January 2, 1720
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Macharaviaya, Spain
Died: August 21
