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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Cesare Beccaria
Philosopher
15-Mar-1738 28-Nov-1794 On Crimes and Punishments
Sir Henry Clinton
Military
c. 1738 23-Dec-1795 C-in-C of British forces in North America
John Singleton Copley
Painter
3-Jul-1738 9-Sep-1815 Boy with a Squirrel
Charles Cornwallis
Military
31-Dec-1738 5-Oct-1805 Surrendered at Yorktown
Jacques Delille
Poet
22-Jun-1738 1-May-1813 French translator of Virgil
Pierre-Joseph Desault
Doctor
6-Feb-1738 1-Jun-1795 Surgeon at Hôtel Dieu
King George III
Royalty
4-Jun-1738 29-Jan-1820 King of England, 1760-1820
William Herschel
Astronomer
15-Nov-1738 25-Aug-1822 Mapped heavens, discovered Uranus
Rufus Putnam
Military
9-Apr-1738 4-May-1824 The Father of Ohio
Benjamin West
Painter
10-Oct-1738 10-Mar-1820 British-American portrait, scene painter
David Williams
Philosopher
1738 29-Jun-1816 Founder, Royal Literary Fund


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