1756
John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer (died 1836)
John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer (died 1836)
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1756
John Trumbull, American soldier and painter (died 1843)
John Trumbull, American soldier and painter (died 1843)
1756
Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Austrian general and politician (died 1845)
Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Austrian general and politician (died 1845)
1756
James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (died 1833)
James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (died 1833)
1755
Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician and engineer (died 1839)
Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician and engineer (died 1839)
1755
Oliver Evans, American inventor, engineer and businessman (died 1819)
Oliver Evans, American inventor, engineer and businessman (died 1819)
1755
Paul Barras, French soldier and politician (died 1829)
Paul Barras, French soldier and politician (died 1829)
1755
Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor (died 1805)
Nicolas-Jacques Conté, French soldier, painter, balloonist, and inventor (died 1805)
1755
Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician (died 1810)
Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician (died 1810)
1755
John Marshall, American Continental Army officer, jurist, and politician, 4th Chief Justice of the United States…
John Marshall, American Continental Army officer, jurist, and politician, 4th Chief Justice of the United States…
1755
François Joseph Lefebvre, French military commander (died 1820)
François Joseph Lefebvre, French military commander (died 1820)
1755
Alfred Moore, American lawyer and judge (died 1810)
Alfred Moore, American lawyer and judge (died 1810)
1754
Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (died 1825)
Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (died 1825)
1754
François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (died 1833)
François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (died 1833)
1754
William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting (died 1839)
William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor, created gas lighting (died 1839)
1754
Miguel de Azcuénaga, Argentinian soldier (died 1833)
Miguel de Azcuénaga, Argentinian soldier (died 1833)
1754
Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth, English general and politician, Governor of Barbados (died 1815)
Francis Mackenzie, 1st Baron Seaforth, English general and politician, Governor of Barbados (died 1815)
1754
François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (died 1833)
François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (died 1833)