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Born in 1742
LISTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Joseph Brant |
Military |
1742 |
24-Nov-1807 |
Mohawk Indian Chief |
| Nathanael Greene |
Military |
7-Aug-1742 |
19-Jun-1786 |
Highly capable Revolutionary War general |
| Carl Wilhelm Scheele |
Chemist |
9-Dec-1742 |
21-May-1786 |
Discovered oxygen, chlorine, manganese |
| Jean Senebier |
Botanist |
7-May-1742 |
22-Jul-1809 |
Explained vegetable nutrition |
| Charlotte von Stein |
Author |
25-Dec-1742 |
6-Jan-1827 |
Friend of Goethe and Schiller |
| John Tayler |
Politician |
4-Jul-1742 |
19-Apr-1829 |
Governor of New York, 1817 |
| Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher |
Military |
16-Dec-1742 |
12-Sep-1819 |
Defeated Napoleon at Waterloo |
| James Wilson |
Judge |
14-Sep-1742 |
28-Aug-1798 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1789-98 |
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