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Born in 1788
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| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Lord Byron |
Poet |
22-Jan-1788 |
19-Apr-1824 |
English romantic poet |
| George Combe |
Paranormal |
21-Oct-1788 |
14-Aug-1858 |
Scottish phrenologist |
| Augustin-Jean Fresnel |
Physicist |
10-May-1788 |
14-Jul-1827 |
Optician, invented Fresnel lens |
| James Gadsden |
Military |
15-May-1788 |
26-Dec-1858 |
Gadsden Purchase |
| Sarah Josepha Hale |
Author |
24-Oct-1788 |
30-Apr-1879 |
Editor, Godey's Lady's Book |
| Adoniram Judson |
Linguist |
9-Aug-1788 |
12-Apr-1850 |
Missionary, Burmese lexicographer |
| George McDuffie |
Politician |
1788 |
11-Mar-1851 |
Governor of South Carolina, 1834-36 |
| Robert Peel |
Head of State |
5-Feb-1788 |
2-Jul-1850 |
U.K. Prime Minister |
| Arthur Schopenhauer |
Philosopher |
22-Feb-1788 |
21-Sep-1860 |
Philosopher of Pessimism |
| John C. Spencer |
Politician |
8-Jan-1788 |
18-May-1855 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1843-44 |
| William Strickland |
Architect |
Nov-1788 |
6-Apr-1854 |
Greek and Gothic Revival architect |
| Margaret Taylor |
First Lady |
21-Sep-1788 |
14-Aug-1852 |
Wife of US President Zachary Taylor |
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