Born in 1778

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Born in 1778

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William Henry Ashley Business 1778 26-Mar-1838 Fur trader turned Congressman

Beau Brummell Socialite 7-Jun-1778 30-Mar-1840 Dandy, 19th c. arbiter of fashion

Humphry Davy Chemist 17-Dec-1778 29-May-1829 Leading early 19th century chemist

Jose de San Martin Military 25-Feb-1778 17-Aug-1850 Knight of the Andes

Ugo Foscolo Playwright 6-Feb-1778 10-Sep-1827 The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis

Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac Chemist 6-Dec-1778 9-May-1850 Researched gases, etc.

Joseph Grimaldi Performance Artist 18-Dec-1778 31-May-1837 Celebrated English clown

William Hazlitt Essayist 10-Apr-1778 18-Sep-1830 English literary critic, essayist

Francis Horner Economist 12-Aug-1778 8-Feb-1817 Bullion Report

Bernardo O'Higgins Head of State 20-Aug-1778 24-Oct-1842 Supreme Director of Chile, 1817-23

James Kirke Paulding Novelist 22-Aug-1778 6-Apr-1860 Salmagundi

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