Chronology of Notable Births

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.


1760

January 20
  • Birth of Charles III king of Spain (1759-88). [1]
February 14
  • Birth of Richard Allen Philadelphia Pennsylvania, first black ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church. [1]
March 2
  • Birth of Camille Desmoulins France, journalist/pamphleteer/revolution leader. [1]
March 27
  • Birth of MJ Auguste Vestrius French ballet dancers. [1]
March 28
  • Birth of Thomas Clarkson English abolitionist (Negro Emancipation). [1]
May 10
  • Birth of Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle soldier/author/composer (Marseillaise). [1]
October 1
  • Birth of William Beckford British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek). [1]
December 18
  • Birth of Knud L Rahbek Danish literary (Om sku skuespillerkunsten). [1]

1761

January 23
  • Birth of Friedrich von Matthison German poet (Adelaide). [1]
January 29
  • Birth of Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin Switzerland, US minister of Finance (1801-14). [1]
March 6
  • Birth of Earl d'Andréossi French General/member of parliament. [1]
March 23
  • Birth of John W de Winter Dutch Vice-Admiral (Battle at Kamperduin). [1]
May 13
  • Birth of Adrian Loosjes Pzn publisher/writer (Mauritius Lijnslager). [1]
May 16
  • Birth of John Opie artist. [1]
June 3
  • Birth of Henry Scrapnel English inventor (shrapnel shell). [1]
November 20
  • Birth of Pius VIII 253rd Roman Catholic pope (1829-30). [1]

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December 7
  • Birth of Madame [Marie Grosholtz] Tussaud created wax museum. [1]
December 24
  • Birth of Selîm III poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808). [1]
December 27
  • Birth of Michael A Barclay de Tolly Scottish/Russian minister of War. [1]

1762

January 23
  • Birth of Christian A Vulpius Germany, writer (Rinaldo Rinaldini). [1]
March 7
  • Birth of Sebastiaan C Nederburgh director-general (East Indies Company). [1]
March 24
  • Birth of Marcos Antonio da Fonseca Portugal, opera composer (Portogallo). [1]
April 13
  • Birth of Johanna C Wattier-Ziesenis Dutch actress (Phaedra, Lady Macbeth). [1]
April 14
  • Birth of Giuseppe Valadier Italian architect/archaeologist. [1]
May 19
  • Birth of Johann G Fichte German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre). [1]
August 12
  • Birth of George Augustus Frederick to King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; Prince Regent (1811-1820), King George IV (1820-1830). [1429.10]
November 1
  • Birth of Spencer Perceval (Tory), British Prime Minister (1809-12). [1]

1763

January 3
  • Birth of Joseph Fesch French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator. [1]
January 20
  • Birth of Theobald Wolfe Tone Irish patriot. [1]
January 26
  • Birth of Charles XIV French marshall, king of Sweden and Norway (1818-44). [1]
February 1
  • Birth of Thomas Campbell founder (Church of Disciples in America). [1]
May 7
  • Birth of Josef Poniatovski Polish general/marshal of France. [1]
May 16
  • Birth of Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin chemist (discovered chromium, beryllium). [1]
June 23
  • Birth of Joséphine Martinique, empress of France. [1]
July 17
  • Birth of John Jacob Astor in Germany; richest man in US, banker/fur trader (dies 1848). [1] [5]
July 31
  • Birth of James Kent Fredericksburgh New York, legal scholar (Columbia). [1]
August 8
  • Birth of Charles Bulfinch Boston Massachusetts, first US professional architect (Mass State House). [1]
December 25
  • Birth of Claude Chappe French engineer (optical telegraph). [1]
December 28
  • Birth of John Molson; founded Montréal brewery (Molson Canadian). [1] [5]

1764

January 1
  • Birth of John Kinker Dutch linguist/philosopher/poet (Minderjarige Zangster). [1]
February 4
  • Birth of Carel H Verhuell Dutch/French Vice-Admiral/minister of Navy. [1]
February 7
  • Birth of Ann Radcliffe London, Gothic novelist (Mysteries of Udolpho). [1]
February 11
  • Birth of Marie-Joseph de Chénier French poet (Cajus Graechus). [1]
February 15
  • Birth of Jens I Baggesen Danish writer/linguist (Danske V'rker). [1]
February 28
  • Birth of Robert Haldane Scottish theologist/philanthropist. [1]
March 13
  • Birth of Charles Earl Grey (Whig), British Prime Minister (1830-34). [1]
April 3
  • Birth of John Abernethy London, surgeon. [1]
April 12
  • Birth of Dirk van den Boetzelaer regent of Holland. [1]
May 1
  • Birth of Benjamin Henry Latrobe engineer/architect (built Capitol). [1]
May 3
  • Birth of Elisabeth PMH princess of France/son of king Louis XVI. [1]
June 19
  • Birth of José Gervasio Artigas general/father of Uruguay. [1]
  • Birth of John Barrow England, founded Royal Geographical Society. [1]
July 9
  • Birth of Ann Ward Radcliffe English Gothic novelist (The Italian). [1]
December 22
  • Birth of Barbara Juliane Krudener Latvia, mystic visionary renounced nobility. [1]

1765

March 4
  • Birth of Charles Dibdin England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized). [1]
March 7
  • Birth of Joseph N Niépce French inventor (photography). [1]
March 18
  • Birth of David H Chassé Dutch baron/General (fought Napoleon at Waterloo). [1]
March 21
  • Birth of Henry Fagel Dutch/English baron/diplomat. [1]
August 21
  • Birth of William IV king of England (1830-37). [1]
September 30
  • Birth of José María Morelos y Pavón; fought in Mexican War of Independence from Spain. [446.50]
November 14
  • Birth of Robert Fulton built first commercial steamboat (or 0819). [1]
December 8
  • Birth of Eli Whitney inventor (Cotton Gin). [1]
December 10
  • Birth of [Izaäk J] Alexander Gogel Dutch minister of Finance/patriot. [1]

1766

January 22
  • Birth of Antoine-Vincent Arnault French writer (Les Vénitiens). [1]
January 25
  • Birth of Hans Freiherr von Gagern German advisor to Dutch king Willem I. [1]
February 13
  • Birth of Thomas Malthus Rookery in Surrey, Great Britain, economist/demographer/population expert (Law of Malthus). [1]
February 24
  • Birth of Samuel Wesley Bristol England, composer/organist (Exultate Deo). [1]
March 28
  • Birth of Joseph Weigl Austria composer, conductor (Emmeline). [1]
April 22
  • Birth of Madame de Stael Swiss-French belle-lettrist (An Extraordinary Woman). [1]
April 24
  • Birth of Robert Bailey Thomas founded Farmer's Almanac. [1]
September 6
  • Birth of John Dalton chemist, developed atomic theory of matter. [1]
September 25
  • Birth of Armand-Emmanuel duc de Richelieu, French Prime Minister (1815-18, 1820-21). [1]
November 16
  • Birth of Rodolphe Kreutzer France, composer/virtuoso violinist (Paris Conserv). [1]

1767

January 8
  • Birth of Abraham de Veer Dutch Governor-General of Suriname (1822-28). [1]
January 24
  • Birth of Antony CW Staring Dutch lawyer/poet (Jaromir). [1]
March 15
  • Birth of Andrew Jackson in Waxhaw, South Carolina, USA; General / 7th President of USA (1829-37) (dies 1845). [1] [432.74]
March 22
  • Birth of Cornelis T Elout Dutch minister of Finance. [1]
March 25
  • Birth of Joachim Murat marshal of France/King of Naples (1808-15). [1]
April 27
  • Birth of Andreas Jakob Romberg German violinist/composer (Song of the Clock). [1]
April 30
  • Birth of Jean Henri Appelius lawyer/minister of Finance. [1]
June 15
  • Birth of Rachel Donelson Robards Jackson first lady. [1]
July 11
  • Birth of John Quincy Adams in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA; US Senator (1803-1808), Secretary of State (1817-1825), 6th US President (1825-1829) (died 1848). [1] [5] [410.96]
December 22
  • Birth of Andreas Hofer South Tirol, military leader (fought Napoleon's France). [1]

1768

January 10
  • Birth of James Varicick first AME Zion Bishop. [1]
January 28
  • Birth of Frederick VI Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814). [1]
February 12
  • Birth of Francis II Florence Italy, last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806). [1]
February 13
  • Birth of Édouard Mortier French general, duke, prime minister (1834-35). [1]
February 15
  • Birth of Jozef B Cannaert [Olim], Flemish lawyer. [1]
March 13
  • Birth of Charles Louis WJ van Keverberg Dutch civil servant. [1]
March 21
  • Birth of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier mathematician/Egyptologist. [1]
May 2
  • Birth of Jean-Louis M Alibert French dermatologist. [1]
May 17
  • Birth of Caroline Brunswick, Queen Consort of King George IV. [1]
May 20
  • Birth of Dolley Dandridge Payne Madison; US first lady (1809-17) (dies 1849). [1] [5] [412.84]
June 30
  • Birth of Elizabeth Kortright Monroe first lady. [1]
July 27
  • Birth of Charlotte Corday assassin of Jean-Paul Marat. [1]

1769

January 5
  • Birth of Jean Baptiste Say French economist (Political Economics). [1]
January 10
  • Birth of Michel Ney French marshal (Waterloo). [1]
March 2
  • Birth of DeWitt Clinton (Governor/Senator-New York). [1]
March 23
  • Birth of William Smith geologist (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils). [1]
April 24
  • Birth of Arthur Wellesley General/Duke of Wellington. [1]
April 25
  • Birth of Mark Isambard Brunel engineer/inventor. [1]
May 1
  • Birth of Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington, British Prime Minister (Conservative) (1828-30). [1]
May 6
  • Birth of Ferdinand III archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane. [1]
May 10
  • Birth of Jean Lannes duc de Montebello, Marshal of France. [1]
May 13
  • Birth of Joâo VI King of Portugal (1816-26). [1]
August 15
  • Birth of Napoleon Bonaparte in Ajaccio, Corsica; (emperor of France 1804-13, 1814-15). [1] [129]
October 6
  • Birth of Isaac Brock on Guernsey; major-general (1811-12) British Army, in command of military and civil government of Upper Canada. [990.33]
October 13
  • Birth of Horace H Hayden cofounded first dental college. [1]

End of 1760-1769. Next: 1770.

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