Born in 1742

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Born in 1742

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Joseph Brant Military 1742 24-Nov-1807 Mohawk Indian Chief

Nathanael Greene Military 7-Aug-1742 19-Jun-1786 Highly capable Revolutionary War general

Carl Wilhelm Scheele Chemist 9-Dec-1742 21-May-1786 Discovered oxygen, chlorine, manganese

Jean Senebier Botanist 7-May-1742 22-Jul-1809 Explained vegetable nutrition

Charlotte von Stein Author 25-Dec-1742 6-Jan-1827 Friend of Goethe and Schiller

John Tayler Politician 4-Jul-1742 19-Apr-1829 Governor of New York, 1817

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Military 16-Dec-1742 12-Sep-1819 Defeated Napoleon at Waterloo

James Wilson Judge 14-Sep-1742 28-Aug-1798 US Supreme Court Justice, 1789-98

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