- 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]
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