1720 - 1729
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Decade 1720 - 1729
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79 Immanuel Kant
German philosopher (1724–1804)
*April 22nd, 1724, Königsberg †February 12th, 1804, Königsberg
50 James Cook
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
*October 27th, 1728, Marton †February 14th, 1779, Kealakekua Bay
67 Adam Smith
Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723-1790)
*June 5th, 1723, Kirkcaldy †July 17th, 1790, Edinburgh
50 Tobias Smollett
18th-century poet and author from Scotland
*March 19th, 1721, Cardross †September 17th, 1771, Livorno.jpg "Jacob Friedrich Isenflamm")
66 Jacob Friedrich Isenflamm
German physician and university teacher
*September 21st, 1726, Vienna †February 23rd, 1793, Erlangen
66 Johann Jakob Schalch
Swiss artist (1723–1789)
*January 23rd, 1723, Schaffhausen †August 21st, 1789, Schaffhausen.jpg "Catherine II of Russia")
67 Catherine II of Russia
The eighth and greatest Emperor of Russia (1762–1796)
*April 21st, 1729, Szczecin †November 17th, 1796, Saint Petersburg
81 Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
French admiral and explorer (1729–1811)
*November 11th, 1729, Paris †August 31st, 1811, ParisJohann Georg Büsch
German mathematician
*January 3rd, 1728, Altenmedingen †August 5th, 1800, HamburgJohann Friedrich Adolf von der Marwitz
Prussian general during the epoch of Frederick the Great
*March 24th, 1723, Friedersdorf †December 14th, 1781, Berlin_07.jpg "Louis Mandrin")
30 Louis Mandrin
French outlaw
*February 11th, 1725, Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs †May 26th, 1755, Valence_by_Read.jpg "Frances Brooke")
65 Frances Brooke
English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator (1724-1789)
*January 12th, 1724, Claypole †January 23rd, 1789, Sleaford
34 Peter III of Russia
The seventh Emperor of Russia (1762)
*February 10th, 1728, Kiel †July 6th, 1762, Ropsha
83 Johannes le Francq van Berkhey
Dutch author and illustrator (1729-1812)
*January 23rd, 1729, Leiden †March 13th, 1812, LeidenOliver Goldsmith
Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician (d. 1774)
*November 10th, 1728, Elphin †April 4th, 1774, London
73 Giacomo Casanova
Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)
*April 2nd, 1725, Venice †June 4th, 1798, ViennaAnne Robert Jacques Turgot
French economist (1727-1781)
*May 10th, 1727, Paris †March 18th, 1781, Paris
52 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729–1781)
*January 22nd, 1729, Kamenz †February 15th, 1781, Brunswick
49 Johann Heinrich Lambert
German mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1728-1777)
*August 26th, 1728, Mulhouse †September 25th, 1777, Berlin,_President_(1768-94).jpg "John Witherspoon")
71 John Witherspoon
Scottish-American Presbyterian minister and Founding Father of the United States (1723-1794)
*February 5th, 1723, Gifford †November 15th, 1794, TusculumEdmund Burke
Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797)
*January 12th, 1729, Dublin †July 9th, 1797, Beaconsfield
42 Madame de Pompadour
Chief mistress of Louis XV of France (1721-1764)
*December 29th, 1721, Paris †April 15th, 1764, VersaillesFlora MacDonald
British patriot (1722-1790)
*January 1st, 1722, Milton †March 4th, 1790, Isle of SkyeJean-Philippe Baratier
German scholar (1721-1740)
*January 19th, 1721, Schwabach †October 5th, 1740, Halle (Saale)Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
French statesman (1721-1794)
*December 6th, 1721, Paris †April 22nd, 1794, ParisFrançois Denis Tronchet
French jurist (1726-1806)
*March 23rd, 1726, Paris †March 10th, 1806, Paris.jpg "Robert Clive")
49 Robert Clive
British military officer and East India Company official (1725-1774)
*September 25th, 1725, Shropshire †November 22nd, 1774, London
65 Baron d'Holbach
German-born French philosopher (1723–1789)
*December 8th, 1723, Edesheim †January 21st, 1789, ParisJan Adam Galina
Czech conductor and composer
*December 13th, 1724, Cítoliby †January 5th, 1773, CítolibyGeorg Wilhelm Bauernfeind
German painter, university teacher (1728-1763)
*November 16th, 1728, Nuremberg †August 29th, 1763, Indian Ocean
58 James Otis
Lawyer in colonial Massachusetts (1725-1783)
*February 5th, 1725, Barnstable †May 23rd, 1783, AndoverEva Marie Veigel
Austrian dancer in London
*February 29th, 1724, Vienna †October 16th, 1822, LondonCarlo Antonio Campioni
French-Italian composer
*November 16th, 1720, Lunéville †April 12th, 1788, Florence
78 Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
German poet, writer and linguist
*July 2nd, 1724, Quedlinburg †March 14th, 1803, Hamburg
70 Lazzaro Spallanzani
Italian priest, biologist and physiologist (1729-1799)
*January 12th, 1729, Scandiano †February 11th, 1799, Pavia.png "Michel Adanson")
79 Michel Adanson
French naturalist (1727-1806)
*April 7th, 1727, Aix-en-Provence †August 3rd, 1806, Paris
79 Jean-Baptiste Greuze
French painter (1725 – 1805)
*August 21st, 1725, Tournus †March 21st, 1805, Paris
90 Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
Chemist, physician and botanist from the Netherlands (1727-1817)
*February 16th, 1727, Leiden †October 26th, 1817, Vienna