Died in 1786

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Died in 1786

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Frederick the Great Royalty 24-Jan-1712 17-Aug-1786 King of Prussia 1740-86

Silvester Gardiner Doctor 29-Jun-1708 8-Aug-1786 Colonial American pharmacist

Nathanael Greene Military 7-Aug-1742 19-Jun-1786 Highly capable Revolutionary War general

Charles Mason Astronomer Apr-1728 25-Oct-1786 Mason-Dixon Line

Moses Mendelssohn Philosopher 26-Sep-1729 4-Jan-1786 Brilliant German-Jewish philosopher

Carl Wilhelm Scheele Chemist 9-Dec-1742 21-May-1786 Discovered oxygen, chlorine, manganese

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