Born in 1781

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Born in 1781

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Andrés Bello Poet 29-Nov-1781 15-Oct-1865 South American intellectual, poet

Robert Hare Chemist 17-Jan-1781 15-May-1858 Hydrostatic blow-pipe and spiritoscope

René Laënnec Doctor 17-Feb-1781 13-Aug-1826 Stethoscope

Robert Mills Architect 12-Aug-1781 3-Mar-1855 Washington Monument

Siméon-Denis Poisson Mathematician 21-Jun-1781 25-Apr-1840 Poisson distribution

Sir Stamford Raffles Government 6-Jul-1781 5-Jul-1826 Founder of Singapore

George Stephenson Engineer 9-Jun-1781 12-Aug-1848 Early railroad builder

Charles Tufts Business 17-Jul-1781 24-Dec-1876 Founder of Tufts University

John Walker Chemist 29-May-1781 1-May-1859 Invented the friction match

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