Born in 1761

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Born in 1761

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William Carey Religion 17-Aug-1761 9-Jun-1834 English Baptist Missionary Society

Samuel Dexter Politician 14-May-1761 4-May-1816 US Secretary of War, Treasury

Albert Gallatin Politician 29-Jan-1761 12-Aug-1849 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1801-14

Sybil Ludington Military 5-Apr-1761 26-Feb-1839 "The female Paul Revere"

José Agostinho de Macedo Poet 11-Sep-1761 2-Oct-1831 Os Burros

John Opie Painter May-1761 9-Apr-1807 English portrait painter

Pope Pius VIII Religion 20-Nov-1761 30-Nov-1830 Pope for 20 months, maybe poisoned

Henry Shrapnel Inventor 3-Jun-1761 13-Mar-1842 Explosive artillery shell

Madame Tussaud Sculptor 1-Dec-1761 16-Apr-1850 Wax sculptor

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