Born in 1723

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Born in 1723

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Crispus Attucks Activist 1723 5-Mar-1770 First man killed in the American Revolution

William Blackstone Judge 10-Jul-1723 14-Feb-1780 Commentaries on the Laws of England

Sir William Chambers Architect 1723 8-Mar-1796 Treatise of Civil Architecture

Johann Tobias Mayer Astronomer 17-Feb-1723 20-Feb-1762 Kosmographische Nachrichten

Samson Occom Religion 1723 14-Jul-1792 American Indian hymn writer

Joshua Reynolds Painter 16-Jul-1723 23-Feb-1792 English portraitist

Adam Smith Economist 5-Jun-1723 17-Jul-1790 The Wealth of Nations

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