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Catherine the Great
(Former Empress of Russia (1762 – 1796))
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71
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 2, 1729
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Pomeranian Dukes' Castle in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
Died: November 17
2
Robert Burns
(Poet and Lyricist widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.)
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20
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 25, 1759
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ayrshire, Scotland
Died: July 21
3
Anthony Wayne
(Senior Officer of the United States Army (1792-96))
22
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 1, 1745
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Easttown Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 15
4
David Rittenhouse
(American Astronomer, Inventor, Clockmaker and Mathematician)
3
2
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: April 8, 1732
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: June 26
5
Pyotr Rumyantsev
(Military officer)
2
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 15, 1725
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Stroiesti, Moldova
Died: December 19
6
James Macpherson
(Poet, Translator, Writer)
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0
7
Thomas Reid
(Philosopher)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 7, 1710
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Strachan, Scotland, Great Britain
Died: October 7
8
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Queen of Denmark and Norway between 1752 and 1766, second consort of king Frederick V of Denmark and Norway)
1
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 4, 1729
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wolfenbüttel, Germany
Died: October 10
9
Samuel Seabury
(2nd Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 30, 1729
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ledyard, Connecticut, United States
Died: February 25
10
Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath
(Politician)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 13, 1734
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hatfield, England
Died: November 19
11
Johann Daniel Titius
(German Astronomer Best Known for Formulating the 'Titius–Bode Law')
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 2, 1729
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chojnice, Poland
Died: December 16
12
Fuk'anggan
(Military Leader)
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0
13
François Séverin Marceau
(General)
1
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 1, 1769
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Chartres, France
Died: September 21
14
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois
(French Actor, Dramatist, Essayist, and Revolutionary.)
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0
15
François de Charette
(French Soldier and Politician)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 2, 1763
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Couffe, France
Died: March 29
16
Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
(Mathematician)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 28, 1735
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 1
17
Guillaume Thomas François Raynal
(Writer)
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0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: April 12, 1713
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lapanouse, France
Died: March 6
18
Uthumphon
(Monarch)
0
0
19
Franz Anton Maulbertsch
(Painter)
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0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: June 7, 1724
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Langenargen, Germany
Died: August 8
20
Felice Giardini
(Composer)
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0
21
Prince Louis Charles of Prussia
(Prince)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 5, 1773
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: December 28
22
Stephen Storace
(Composer)
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0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 4, 1762
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 19
23
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
(King)
0
1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: June 26, 1726
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: October 16
24
Pierre-Marie-Jérôme Trésaguet
(Engineer)
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0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: January 15, 1716
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nevers, France
Died: March 11
25
Adam Naruszewicz
(Polish Nobleman, Poet, Dramatist and Roman Catholic Bishop)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 20, 1733
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lahišyn, Polesie
Died: July 8
26
Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Elder
(Writer)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 31, 1741
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: East Prussia
Died: April 23
27
Molly Brant
(Native American Leader)
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0
28
Adolf Franz Friedrich, Freiherr von Knigge
(Writer)
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 16, 1752
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bredenbeck, Germany
Died: May 6
29
Henry Hamilton
(He served in North America as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Quebec)
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0
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Samuel Huntington
(Politician)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 16, 1731
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Windham, Connecticut, United States
Died: January 5
31
Domenico Lorenzo Ponziani
(Chess player, Writer)
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0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 9, 1719
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Modena, Italy
Died: July 15
32
Sir William Chambers
(Architect)
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1
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: February 23, 1723
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden
Died: March 10
33
Julien Fédon
(Leader of the Fédon Rebellion)
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0
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Angelo Soliman
(Freemason, Educator)
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0
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Fyodor Grigoryevich, Count Orlov
(Statesman)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 19, 1741
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lyutkino, Russia
Died: May 28
