Born in 1765

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Born in 1765

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Robert Fulton Inventor 14-Nov-1765 24-Feb-1815 Inventor of the submarine and steamboat

Pope Gregory XVI Religion 18-Sep-1765 1-Jun-1846 Papal spendthrift, hated railroads

Emma Hamilton Relative 1765 15-Jan-1815 Mistress of Lord Nelson

Sir James Ivory Mathematician 17-Feb-1765 21-Sep-1842 Ivory's Theorem

George William Manby Inventor 28-Nov-1765 18-Nov-1854 Invented the fire extinguisher

Jose Maria Morelos Military 30-Sep-1765 22-Dec-1815 Mexico's war for independence

Nicéphore Niépce Chemist 7-Mar-1765 5-Jul-1833 Inventor of photography

Fulwar Skipwith Head of State 21-Feb-1765 7-Jan-1839 President of the Republic of West Florida, 1810

James Smithson Chemist 1765 27-Jun-1829 Chemist, funded the Smithsonian Institution

Ambrose Spencer Politician 13-Dec-1765 13-Mar-1848 Congressman and Judge from New York

Thomas Todd Judge 23-Jan-1765 7-Feb-1826 US Supreme Court Justice, 1807-26

Eli Whitney Inventor 8-Dec-1765 8-Jan-1825 Inventor of the cotton gin

King William IV Royalty 21-Aug-1765 20-Jun-1837 King of England, 1830-37

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