1736
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (died 1806)
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist and engineer (died 1806)
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1736
Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (died 1802)
Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (died 1802)
1736
Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (died 1799)
Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (died 1799)
1735
Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Dutch admiral and philanthropist (died 1819)
Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Dutch admiral and philanthropist (died 1819)
1731
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish-English admiral (died 1804)
Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, Scottish-English admiral (died 1804)
1730
Henry Clinton, English general and politician (died 1795)
Henry Clinton, English general and politician (died 1795)
1730
Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Prussian prince and general (died 1813)
Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Prussian prince and general (died 1813)
1730
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1782)
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1782)
1730
Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (died 1795)
Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (died 1795)
1729
George Leonard, American lawyer, jurist and politician (died 1819)
George Leonard, American lawyer, jurist and politician (died 1819)
1727
Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Belgian-Austrian minister and diplomat (died 1794)
Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Belgian-Austrian minister and diplomat (died 1794)
1726
James Bowdoin, American banker and politician, 2nd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1790)
James Bowdoin, American banker and politician, 2nd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1790)
1725
Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (died 1786)
Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (died 1786)
1725
Samuel Ward, American politician, 31st and 33rd Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (died
Samuel Ward, American politician, 31st and 33rd Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (died
1725
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, French general (died 1807)
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, French general (died 1807)
1724
John Smeaton, English engineer, designed the Coldstream Bridge and Perth Bridge (died 1794)
John Smeaton, English engineer, designed the Coldstream Bridge and Perth Bridge (died 1794)
1724
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (died 1779)
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, English admiral and politician, Chief Secretary for Ireland (died 1779)