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George Washington
(1st President of the United States (1789 - 1797))
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180
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 22, 1732
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States
Died: December 14
2
Patrick Henry
(1st and 6th Governor of Virginia)
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15
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 29, 1736
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Studley, Virginia, United States
Died: June 6
3
Qianlong Emperor
(Emperor of China)
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6
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: September 25, 1711
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lama Temple, Beijing, China
Died: February 7
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
4
Tipu Sultan
(Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore Based in South India)
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33
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 1, 1751
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Died: May 4
5
Maria Gaetana Agnesi
(First Woman to Write a Mathematics Handbook and the First Woman Appointed as a University Mathematics Professor)
24
1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: May 16, 1718
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: January 9
6
Joseph Black
(Chemist, Physicist, Scientist, University teacher)
5
1
7
Jan Ingenhousz
(Botanist, Physician, Physicist)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 8, 1730
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Breda
Died: September 7
8
Veerapandiya Kattabomman
(Revolutionary)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1760
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Panchalankurichi, Tamil nadu, India
Died: October 16
9
Pierre Pigneau de Behaine
(Priest)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 2, 1741
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Origny-Sainte-Benoite, France
Died: October 9
10
Victoire of France
(Princess)
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0
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: May 11, 1733
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Palace of Versailles, France
Died: June 7
11
Heshen
(Government Official)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 1, 1750
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Beijing, China
Died: February 22
12
Pierre Beaumarchais
(French Polymath and One of the Greatest Playwrights of 18th-Century France)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 24, 1732
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: May 18
13
Lazzaro Spallanzani
(Italian Physiologist and Biologist Who Made Significant Contributions to the Study of Animal Reproduction and Bodily Functions)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: January 12, 1729
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Scandiano, Italy
Died: February 11
14
Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger
(Politician)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 17, 1729
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bern, Switzerland
Died: December 3
15
Adam Friedrich Oeser
(Painter)
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0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: February 17, 1717
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bratislava, Slovakia
Died: March 18
16
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
(Known as the first classical composer of African descent)
1
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 25, 1745
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Baillif, Guadeloupe
Died: June 10
17
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2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 11, 1724
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Drogenbos, Belgium
Died: February 16
18
John Montresor
(Military engineer who served as an ensign in the 48th Regiment of Foot on the expedition to Fort Duquesne)
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0
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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
(Physicist, satirist, and Anglophile)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: July 1, 1742
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Ober-Ramstadt, Germany
Died: February 24
20
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
(Naval officer)
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2
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William Withering
(British Botanist, Geologist, Chemist and Physician Best Known for His Use of Extracts of Foxglove to Treat Dropsy)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 17, 1741
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wellington, Shropshire, England
Died: October 6
22
James Iredell
(Associate Justice)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 5, 1751
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lewes, England
Died: October 20
23
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo
(Scottish Judge, Scholar of Linguistic Evolution, Philosopher and Deist)
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0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: October 25, 1714
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Monboddo, Scotland
Died: May 26
24
Madame Bellecour
(Actress)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 10, 1730
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lamballe, France
Died: August 5
25
William Paca
(Politician, Lawyer, Judge)
1
1
26
Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier
(Inventor)
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1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: January 6, 1745
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Annonay, France
Died: August 1
27
Étienne-Louis Boullée
(Architect)
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1
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: February 12, 1728
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 4
28
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
(Composer, Violinist)
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0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 2, 1739
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: October 24
29
Giuseppe Parini
(Poet)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 23, 1729
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bosisio Parini, Italy
Died: August 15
30
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
(Genevan Geologist and Physicist Who Developed an Improved Hygrometer to Measure Atmospheric Humidity)
0
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 17, 1740
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Geneva, Switzerland
Died: January 22
31
Pope Pius VI
(Pope)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 25, 1717
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cesena, Italy
Died: August 29
32
Dun Mikiel Xerri
(Patriot)
0
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 29, 1737
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Zebbug, Malta
Died: January 17
33
James Tassie
(Artist)
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0
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Barthélemy Catherine Joubert
(General)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 14, 1769
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Pont-de-Vaux, France
Died: August 15
35
Alexander Bezborodko
(Chancellor)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 25, 1747
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hlukhiv, Ukraine
Died: April 6
36
Johann Hedwig
(German Botanist Who is Known as the Father of Bryology)
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0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 8, 1730
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brașov, Romania
Died: February 18
37
Francesco Caracciolo
(Italian Revolutionary and Admiral Who is Remembered for His Role in the 'American War of Independence')
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 18, 1752
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
Died: June 30
38
Juan Bautista Pablo Forner
(Writer)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 17, 1756
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mérida, Spain
Died: March 7
39
Isaiah Berlin
(German Rabbi)
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Jean-François Marmontel
(French Historian and Writer Known for His Autobiographical Work 'Mémoires d'un père')
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12
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 11, 1723
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bort-les-Orgues, France
Died: December 31
