Died in 1790

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

James Bowdoin Politician 7-Aug-1726 6-Nov-1790 Governor of Massachusetts 1785-87

Benjamin Franklin Diplomat 17-Jan-1706 17-Apr-1790 American founding father

William Grayson Politician 1736 12-Mar-1790 US Senator from Virginia, 1789-90

Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim Historian 27-Jan-1701 2-Sep-1790 Febronius

John Howard Activist 2-Sep-1726 20-Jan-1790 The State of Prisons

Joseph II Royalty 13-Mar-1741 20-Feb-1790 Holy Roman Emperor, 1765-90

Israel Putnam Military 7-Jan-1718 29-May-1790 Revolutionary War general

Adam Smith Economist 5-Jun-1723 17-Jul-1790 The Wealth of Nations

Thomas Warton Poet 9-Jan-1728 21-May-1790 English Poet Laureate, 1785-90

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