Born in 1726

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Born in 1726

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

James Bowdoin Politician 7-Aug-1726 6-Nov-1790 Governor of Massachusetts 1785-87

Charles Burney Musicologist 7-Apr-1726 12-Apr-1814 History of Music

Sir Eyre Coote Military 1726 28-Apr-1783 British soldier, fought Hyder Ali

John Howard Activist 2-Sep-1726 20-Jan-1790 The State of Prisons

Richard Howe Military 8-Mar-1726 5-Aug-1799 First Lord of the Admiralty

James Hutton Geologist 3-Jun-1726 26-Mar-1797 Theory of the Earth

Oliver Wolcott Politician 1-Dec-1726 1-Dec-1797 Governor of Connecticut, 1796-97

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