Born in 1766

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Born in 1766

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John Dalton Chemist 6-Sep-1766 27-Jul-1844 Early proponent of Atomic Theory

William Dunlap Playwright 19-Feb-1766 28-Sep-1839 Fountainville Abbey

Charles Macintosh Chemist 29-Dec-1766 25-Jul-1843 Invented the raincoat

Thomas Malthus Economist 13-Feb-1766 29-Dec-1834 Essay on the Principle of Population

Madame de Staël Author 22-Apr-1766 14-Jul-1817 Important French romanticist

William Hyde Wollaston Chemist 6-Aug-1766 22-Dec-1828 Discovered palladium, rhodium

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