Born in 1768

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Born in 1768

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

José Alvarez Sculptor 1768 1827 Court sculptor to Ferdinand VII

François-René de Chateaubriand Author 4-Sep-1768 4-Jul-1848 Génie du christianisme

John Crome Painter 22-Dec-1768 22-Apr-1821 Painter of trees, Norwich School

Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier Mathematician 21-Mar-1768 16-May-1830 Fourier series

Lazare Hoche Military 24-Jun-1768 18-Sep-1797 French General

John Horrocks Business 1768 1-Mar-1804 British cotton manufacturer

Dolley Madison First Lady 20-May-1768 12-Jul-1849 Wife of US President James Madison

Elizabeth Monroe First Lady 30-Jun-1768 23-Sep-1830 Wife of US President James Monroe

Philip Syng Physick Doctor 7-Jul-1768 15-Dec-1837 Father of American surgery

Friedrich Schleiermacher Philosopher 21-Nov-1768 12-Feb-1834 A founder of Protestant theology

Samuel Slater Business 9-Jun-1768 21-Apr-1835 Father of the American Industrial Revolution

Tecumseh Royalty 1768 5-Oct-1813 Shawnee Indian Chief

Smith Thompson Judge 17-Jan-1768 18-Dec-1843 US Supreme Court Justice, 1823-43

Joseph C. Yates Politician 9-Nov-1768 19-Mar-1837 Governor of New York, 1823-24

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