Born in 1748

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Born in 1748

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Jeremy Bentham Philosopher 15-Feb-1748 6-Jun-1832 Proponent of Utilitarianism

Claude-Louis Berthollet Chemist 9-Dec-1748 6-Nov-1822 Essai de statique chimique

Joseph Bramah Inventor 13-Apr-1748 9-Dec-1814 Inventor of the hydraulic press

Jacques Dominique Cassini Astronomer 30-Jun-1748 18-Oct-1845 Director, Observatoire de Paris

Charles IV Royalty 11-Nov-1748 20-Jan-1819 King of Spain, 1788-1808

Jacques-Louis David Painter 30-Aug-1748 29-Dec-1825 French Neoclassical painter

Elias Hicks Religion 19-Mar-1748 27-Feb-1830 Quaker abolitionist

Martha Jefferson First Lady 19-Oct-1748 8-Sep-1782 Wife of US President Thomas Jefferson

James Armistead Lafayette Spy 10-Dec-1748 9-Aug-1830 American spy during the Revolution

John Playfair Mathematician 10-Mar-1748 20-Jul-1819 Huttonian Theory of the Earth

Adam Weishaupt Activist 6-Feb-1748 18-Nov-1811 Founder of the Bavarian Illuminati

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