Born in 1708

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Born in 1708

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Richard Dawes Scholar 1708 21-Mar-1766 Miscellanea Critica

Silvester Gardiner Doctor 29-Jun-1708 8-Aug-1786 Colonial American pharmacist

Friedrich von Hagedorn Poet 23-Apr-1708 28-Oct-1754 German Anacreontic poet

Albrecht von Haller Doctor 16-Oct-1708 12-Dec-1777 Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani

William Pitt the Elder Head of State 15-Nov-1708 11-May-1778 Seven Years War

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