Famous People Born In 1745
Discover the most famous people born in 1745. The list includes people like John Jay, Olaudah Equiano, Anthony Wayne, Count Alessandro Volta, Alessandro Volta and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, composers, military leaders and diplomats born in 1745. This list includes people from United States, England and many more countries.
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John Jay(1st Chief Justice of the United States (1789 - 1795))
Birthdate: 12th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 17, 1829
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States who signed the famous Paris Treaty, John Jay was best known as the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, although he occupied various other important public positions. He was a diplomat, who shaped his country’s foreign policy. He passed legislation to gradually abolish slavery, but he himself owned five enslaved people.
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Igboland
Died: March 31, 1797
Olaudah Equiano was a writer and abolitionist who was part of the abolitionist group, Sons of Africa, composed of Africans living in Britain in the 18th century. Enslaved as a child and sold to different “masters,” he eventually purchased his freedom and became one of the leaders of the anti-slave trade movement in the 1780s.
Birthdate: 18th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Como, Duchy of Milan, Italy
Died: March 5, 1827
While Alessandro Volta was a count by birth and was supposed to become a lawyer or a priest, he became a scientist instead. His invention of the battery led to the SI unit of electric potential being named volt. He was also the first to isolate methane gas.
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Anthony Wayne(Senior Officer of the United States Army (1792-96))
Birthdate: 1st January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Easttown Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 15, 1796
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Casimir Pulaski
(One of the United States’ First Cavalry Commanders)
Birthdate: 6th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: October 11, 1779
Kazimierz Pułaski was a Polish nobleman, military commander, and soldier. Dubbed the father of the American cavalry, Pulaski is credited with creating the Pulaski Cavalry Legion and reorganizing the American cavalry. He played an important role in the American Revolutionary War and is remembered for fighting for the independence of Poland and the United States.
Birthdate: 29th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Windsor, Connecticut, United States
Died: November 26, 1807
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Maria Luisa of Spain
(Holy Roman Empress)
Birthdate: 24th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died: May 15, 1792
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Johan Christian Fabricius
(Danish Entomologist Who Established the Basis for the Modern Insect Classification)
Birthdate: 7th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tøndern, Denmark
Died: March 3, 1808
Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist. He specialized in "Insecta", which at that time included all insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and other anthropoids. He studied under the renowned Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus and went on to become one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century. He is credited to have named nearly 10,000 species of animals.
Birthdate: 23rd September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Augusta County, Virginia, United States
Died: September 24, 1815
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Francis Asbury
(American Bishop)
Birthdate: 20th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hamstead Bridge, Staffordshire, England
Died: March 31, 1816
Francis Asbury was a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He played an important role during the Second Great Awakening, popularizing Methodism in British colonial America. He is credited with establishing many schools and his journal is deemed important by scholars due to its account of frontier society; his journal has descriptions of the functioning of towns in Colonial America.
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Edward Bancroft
(Double Agent Who Worked for Both Great Britain and America During the American Revolution)
Birthdate: 20th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Westfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 7, 1821
Edward Bancroft was a Massachusetts-born chemist and physician. He played an important role during the American Revolution, working as a double agent for both Great Britain and the United States. Edward Bancroft's activity as a double agent wasn't disclosed until 1891, when diplomatic papers were made public knowledge by Great Britain.
Birthdate: 7th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Mannheim, Germany
Died: November 9, 1801
Birthdate: 31st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 31, 1792
Birthdate: 11th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Shwebo, Myanmar (Burma)
Died: June 5, 1819
Birthdate: 9th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chichester, England
Died: November 12, 1820
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Yelizaveta Alekseyevna Tarakanova
(Adventuress)
Birthdate: 15th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Peter and Paul Fortress, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1775 AD
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Chevalier de Saint-Georges
(French Violinist, Composer, and Foil Fencer)
Birthdate: 25th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Baillif, Guadeloupe
Died: June 10, 1799
Birthdate: 4th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Southampton, England
Died: July 25, 1814
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Levin August von Bennigsen
(General)
Birthdate: 10th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Braunschweig, Germany
Died: December 3, 1826
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Denis Fonvizin
(Dramatist)
Birthdate: 14th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: December 12, 1792
Birthdate: 20th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: June 17, 1806
Birthdate: 13th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint-Just-en-Chaussee, France
Died: March 19, 1822
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Johann Peter Frank
(Physician)
Birthdate: 19th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rodalben, Germany
Died: April 24, 1821
German physician Johann Peter Frank is remembered for his pathbreaking ideas on public health. Though he initially studied theology, he later switched to medicine. He had been a court physician, a councillor, and a professor. He was one of the first to suggest international monitoring of health issues.
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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
(First Permanent Non-Indigenous Settler of 'Chicago')
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Saint-Marc, Haiti
Died: August 28, 1818
Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable is considered the first permanent non-Indigenous settler of the area that would later become known as Chicago, Illinois. He was of African descent and married to a Native American woman. He established a prosperous trading settlement and traded around the Great Lakes and in the Illinois Country. He is recognized as the "Founder of Chicago."
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Mikhail Kutuzov
(Military officer)
Birthdate: 16th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: April 28, 1813
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Andrianampoinimerina
(King of Imerina)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Madagascar, Madagascar
Died: 1810 AD
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Johan Gottlieb Gahn
(Swedish Chemist and Metallurgist Known for Discovery of 'Manganese')
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Voxna, Sweden
Died: December 8, 1818
Johan Gottlieb Gahn was a Swedish metallurgist and chemist best remembered for discovering manganese in 1774. He is also credited with introducing improvements in copper smelting. In 1784, Johan Gottlieb Gahn was inducted into the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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François Barbé-Marbois
(Politician)
Birthdate: 31st January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Metz, France
Died: February 12, 1837
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Ngwane III
(King of Swaziland)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: 1780 AD
Birthdate: 26th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: January 14, 1831
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Korea
Died: 1806 AD
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Thomas Holcroft
(Dramatist)
Birthdate: 10th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 23, 1809
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Colin Macfarquhar
(Scottish printer)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: April 2, 1793
Colin Macfarquhar was a Scottish printer and bookseller best remembered for co-founding Encyclopædia Britannica, which was first published in 1768. After acquiring the status of a master printer, Macfarquhar went on to open a printing shop in Edinburgh and the first edition of Encyclopædia Britannica was sold at his shop. Colin Macfarquhar also contributed to Britannica's second and third editions.
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Hannah More
(Writer, Poet, Essayist)
Birthdate: 2nd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Fishponds
Died: September 7, 1833
English religious author Hannah More soared to literary fame with the release of Village Politics, penned under the pseudonym Will Chip. Its popularity made her write an entire series of tracts that educated the poor. She also established clubs and schools, apart from opposing slavery along with the Clapham Sect.
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Félix María de Samaniego
(Poet)
Birthdate: 12th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Laguardia, Spain
Died: August 11, 1801
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James Tytler
(Scottish Editor of the Second Edition of 'Encyclopædia Britannica' and Aviator)
Birthdate: 17th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fearn, Scotland
Died: January 11, 1804
James Tytler made history by becoming the first person from Britain to ride on a hot air balloon and thus became known as Balloon Tytler. The Scottish apothecary also edited the second edition of Encyclopedia Britannica and was branded an eccentric by many for his innovative aviation experiments.
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Ludwig Fischer
(Opera Singer)
Birthdate: 18th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mainz, Germany
Died: July 10, 1825
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Uragami Gyokudō
(Japanese Musician, Painter, Poet and Calligrapher)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Asakuchi, Okayama, Japan
Died: October 10, 1820
Japanese musician, painter, and calligrapher Uragami Gyokudō was an accomplished seven-stringed zither player. He later studied Confucianism and excelled in the Chinese Nan-ga, or Southern school style of painting. His best-known work is Snow Sifted Through Frozen Clouds, which is considered a National Treasure of Japan.
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Samuil Micu-Klein
(Historian)
Birthdate: 31st August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Romania
Died: May 13, 1806
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Charles Victor de Bonstetten
(Writer)
Birthdate: 3rd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bern, Switzerland
Died: February 3, 1832
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Johan Nordahl Brun
(Norwegian Poet, Dramatist, Bishop of Bergen Who Contributed Significantly to the Growth of National Romanticism in Norway)
Birthdate: 21st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Byneset, Norway
Died: June 26, 1816
Johan Nordahl Brun was a Norwegian dramatist, poet, politician, and bishop of Bergen. He is best remembered for his significant contribution to the growth of romantic nationalism in Norway. An influential poet, Johan Nordahl Brun is credited with writing Bergen's anthem as well as Norway's first unofficial national song.
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Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier
(Inventor)
Birthdate: 6th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Annonay, France
Died: August 1, 1799
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Thomas Affleck
(Furniture Maker)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Scotland
Died: 1795 AD
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Timothy Pickering
(Politician)
Birthdate: 17th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 29, 1829
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: South Korea
Died: 1821 AD
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Johann Jakob Griesbach
(Critic)
Birthdate: 4th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Butzbach, Germany
Died: March 24, 1812
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beaconsfield, England
Died: August 3, 1826
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Shimazu Shigehide
(Feudal lord)
Birthdate: 29th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kagoshima, Japan
Died: March 22, 1833