Born in 1736

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Born in 1736

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Jean-Sylvain Bailly Astronomer 15-Sep-1736 12-Nov-1793 Histoire de l'Astronomie

Charles-Augustin de Coulomb Physicist 14-Jun-1736 23-Aug-1806 Coulomb's Law

Juan Bautista de Anza Explorer Jul-1736 19-Dec-1788 Spanish explorer

William Grayson Politician 1736 12-Mar-1790 US Senator from Virginia, 1789-90

Patrick Henry Politician 29-May-1736 6-Jun-1799 Patriot and Governor of Virginia

William Hotham Military 1736 1813 British Admiral

Joseph-Louis Lagrange Mathematician 25-Jan-1736 10-Apr-1813 Mécanique Analytique

Ann Lee Religion 29-Feb-1736 8-Sep-1784 Mother Ann, Founder of the Shakers

James Macpherson Hoaxer 27-Oct-1736 17-Feb-1796 So-called translations of Ossian

Richard Montgomery Military 2-Dec-1736 31-Dec-1775 Revolutionary general felled at Quebec

James Watt Inventor 19-Jan-1736 19-Aug-1819 Invented modern steam engine

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