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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
William Henry Ashley
Business
1778 26-Mar-1838 Fur trader turned Congressman
Beau Brummell
Socialite
7-Jun-1778 30-Mar-1840 Dandy, 19th c. arbiter of fashion
Humphry Davy
Chemist
17-Dec-1778 29-May-1829 Leading early 19th century chemist
Jose de San Martin
Military
25-Feb-1778 17-Aug-1850 Knight of the Andes
Ugo Foscolo
Playwright
6-Feb-1778 10-Sep-1827 The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis
Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac
Chemist
6-Dec-1778 9-May-1850 Researched gases, etc.
Joseph Grimaldi
Performance Artist
18-Dec-1778 31-May-1837 Celebrated English clown
William Hazlitt
Essayist
10-Apr-1778 18-Sep-1830 English literary critic, essayist
Francis Horner
Economist
12-Aug-1778 8-Feb-1817 Bullion Report
Bernardo O'Higgins
Head of State
20-Aug-1778 24-Oct-1842 Supreme Director of Chile, 1817-23
James Kirke Paulding
Novelist
22-Aug-1778 6-Apr-1860 Salmagundi


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