Born in 1786

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Born in 1786

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Giovanni Battista Amici Astronomer 25-Mar-1786 10-Apr-1863 Italian astronomer, microscopist

François Arago Physicist 26-Feb-1786 2-Oct-1853 Investigated earth magnetics

Nicholas Biddle Business 8-Jan-1786 27-Feb-1844 Second Bank of the United States

William C. Bouck Politician 7-Jan-1786 19-Apr-1859 Governor of New York, 1843-45

John Catron Judge 7-Jan-1786 30-May-1865 US Supreme Court Justice, 1837-65

Michel-Eugène Chevreul Chemist 31-Aug-1786 9-Apr-1889 Chemistry of fats, dyes

Davy Crockett Military 17-Aug-1786 6-Mar-1836 King of the Wild Frontier

Dixon Denham Explorer 1-Jan-1786 8-May-1828 English explorer of Central Africa

Walter Forward Politician 24-Jan-1786 24-Nov-1852 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1841-43

William R. King Politician 7-Apr-1786 18-Apr-1853 Vice President under Franklin Pierce

William L. Marcy Politician 12-Dec-1786 4-Jul-1857 US Secretary of State, 1853-57

Louis McLane Politician 28-May-1786 7-Oct-1857 US Secretary of State, 1833-34

Jean Nicholas Nicollet Explorer 24-Jul-1786 11-Sep-1843 Surveyor of the Mississippi basin

Winfield Scott Military 13-Jun-1786 29-May-1866 US Army general, Mexican campaign 1847

Chief Seattle Military c. 1786 7-Jun-1866 Namesake of the city of Seattle

Guadalupe Victoria Head of State 29-Sep-1786 21-Mar-1843 First President of Mexico

Carl Maria von Weber Composer 18-Nov-1786 5-Jun-1826 Oberon

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