Born in 1727

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Born in 1727

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Jean-André Deluc Geologist 8-Feb-1727 7-Nov-1817 Lettres... sur les montagnes

Thomas Gainsborough Painter 14-May-1727 2-Aug-1788 Portrait and landscape painter

William Samuel Johnson Educator 7-Oct-1727 14-Nov-1819 President of Columbia University, 1787-1800

Artemas Ward Military 26-Nov-1727 28-Oct-1800 Major General of the Continental Army

James Wolfe Military 2-Jan-1727 13-Sep-1759 Hero of Quebec

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