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Samuel Adams
(American Political Philosopher and 4th Governor of Massachusetts (1794–1797))
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 27, 1722
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 2
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Toussaint Louverture
(Leader of the Haitian Revolution)
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14
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 20, 1743
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Saint-Dominigue (present day Haiti)
Died: April 7
3
Johann Gottfried Herder
(Philosopher, Theologian, Poet, and Literary Critic)
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1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: August 25, 1744
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Morąg, Poland
Died: December 18
4
Robert Emmet
(Revolutionary Leader)
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2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 4, 1778
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: September 20
5
Matthew Thornton
(One of the 56 Signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1776)
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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
(Painter)
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Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: April 11, 1749
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: April 24
7
Franz Xaver Süssmayr
(Composer)
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: July 22, 1766
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Schwanenstadt, Oberösterreich, Austria
Died: September 17
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 24, 1784
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: September 24
9
Gottfried van Swieten
(Austrian diplomat, librarian, and government official who served the Holy Roman Empire during the 18th century)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 29, 1733
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Leiden, Netherlands
Died: March 29
10
William Hamilton
(anthropologist, diplomat, archaeologist, archaeologist)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 13, 1730
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Henley-on-Thames edit 1 reference
Died: April 6
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George Bass
(Former Explorer, Surgeon known as one of the first people to explore the interior of Australia)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 30, 1771
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1803 AD
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Cardinal de Rohan
(Cardinal)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 25, 1734
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 16
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 26, 1716
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: February 9
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Edmund Pendleton
(Politician)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 9, 1721
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Caroline County, Virginia, United States
Died: October 23
15
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
(German poet)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 2, 1724
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Quedlinburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died: March 14
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Vittorio Alfieri
(Dramatist)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 16, 1749
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Asti, Italy
Died: October 8
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Nicolas Baudin
(Explorer)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 17, 1754
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Saint-Martin-de-Ré, France
Died: September 16
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Benjamin Edes
(Journalist)
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1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: October 14, 1732
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: December 11
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Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin
(Philosopher)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: January 18, 1743
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Amboise, France
Died: October 14
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Samuel Hopkins
(Theologian)
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1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 17, 1721
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
Died: December 20
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 22, 1727
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Palazzo Ducale di Modena, Modena, Italy
Died: October 14
22
La Clairon
(Actress)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 25, 1723
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Conde-sur-l’Escaut, France
Died: January 29
23
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 16, 1746
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Langewiesen, Ilmenau, Germany
Died: June 22
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1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 2, 1719
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ermsleben, Germany
Died: February 18
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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
(Former Writer best known for writing the epistolary novel Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) (1782))
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1
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: October 18, 1741
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Amiens, France
Died: September 5
26
Edward Marcus Despard
(Military Officer)
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Gasparo Angiolini
(Dancer)
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0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: February 9, 1731
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: February 6
28
Giovanni Battista Casti
(Poet)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 29, 1724
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Acquapendente, Italy
Died: February 5
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Marie Dumesnil
(Actress)
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0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 2, 1713
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 20
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James Beattie
(Linguist, Poet, Translator, Philosopher, Writer)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: October 25, 1735
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Laurencekirk, United Kingdom
Died: August 18
31
Louis I of Etruria
(King)
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1
Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: July 5, 1773
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Piacenza, Italy
Died: May 27
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 9, 1735
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Usingen, Germany
Died: May 17
33
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
(Earl of Bridgewater)
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Joseph Galloway
(Politician)
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1
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James Napper Tandy
(Irish Politician Known For His Role in Attempting to Advance a Republican Insurrection in Ireland With French Assistance)
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1
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Anders Chydenius
(Priest)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 26, 1729
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sotkamo, Finland
Died: February 1
37
Said bin Ahmad
(Imam of Oman (1783-1786))
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0
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Sylvain Maréchal
(Essayist)
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1
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Jean-François de La Harpe
(Playwright)
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Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: November 20, 1739
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 11
