Born in 1731

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Born in 1731

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Benjamin Banneker Astronomer 9-Nov-1731 25-Oct-1806 First African-American astronomer

Henry Cavendish Chemist 10-Oct-1731 24-Feb-1810 Discovered hydrogen

Charles Churchill Poet 1731 4-Nov-1764 Rosciad

William Cowper Poet 26-Nov-1731 25-Apr-1800 The Task

António Diniz da Cruz e Silva Poet 1731 5-Oct-1799 Hyssope

Erasmus Darwin Naturalist 12-Dec-1731 18-Apr-1802 English naturalist, very bad poet

Carlo Denina Historian 1731 5-Dec-1813 Delle revoluzioni d'Italia

Martha Washington First Lady 2-Jun-1731 22-May-1802 Wife of US President George Washington

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