1760 - 1769
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Decade 1760 - 1769
51 Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815
*August 15th, 1769, Ajaccio †May 5th, 1821, Longwood House
78 Andrew Jackson
President of the United States from 1829 to 1837
*March 15th, 1767, Waxhaws †June 8th, 1845, The Hermitage
80 John Quincy Adams
President of the United States from 1825 to 1829
*July 11th, 1767, Braintree †February 23rd, 1848, Washington, D.C.
75 Albertine Necker de Saussure
Genevan writer (1766-1841)
*April 9th, 1766, Geneva †April 20th, 1841, Monnetier-Mornex
89 Alexander von Humboldt
Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
*September 14th, 1769, Berlin †May 6th, 1859, Berlin
68 Thomas Robert Malthus
British political economist (1766–1834)
*February 13th, 1766, Westcott †December 23rd, 1834, Bath_by_Sir_Thomas_Lawrence,_PRA.jpg "Thomas Lawrence")
60 Thomas Lawrence
English portrait painter (1769–1830)
*April 13th, 1769, Bristol †January 7th, 1830, London
51 Johann Gottlieb Fichte
German philosopher (1762–1814)
*May 19th, 1762, Rammenau †January 27th, 1814, Berlin
65 Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Marshal of France (1764-1830)
*April 13th, 1764, Toul †March 17th, 1830, HyèresBogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien
Prussian general
*September 15th, 1760, Potsdam †February 20th, 1824, Berlin
83 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
British Field Marshal, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1828–1830, 1834
*May 1st, 1769, Dublin †September 14th, 1852, Walmer Castle
40 Jean Lannes
Marshal of France (1769-1809)
*April 10th, 1769, Lectoure †May 31st, 1809, KaiserebersdorfWilhelm von Humboldt
Prussian philosopher, government official, diplomat, and educator (1767–1835)
*June 22nd, 1767, Potsdam †April 8th, 1835, Berlin
29 Lazare Hoche
French general (1768–1797)
*June 24th, 1768, Versailles †September 19th, 1797, Wetzlar
80 Constanze Mozart
Austrian singer
*January 5th, 1762, Zell im Wiesental †March 6th, 1842, Salzburg
71 William IV
King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837
*August 21st, 1765, Buckingham Palace †June 20th, 1837, Windsor CastleCaroline von Humboldt
German salon-holder, wife of Wilhelm von Humboldt (1766–1829)
*February 23rd, 1766, Minden †March 26th, 1829, Berlin
57 Marie-Guillemine Benoist
French painter (1768–1826)
*December 18th, 1768, Paris †October 8th, 1826, Paris
54 André-Jacques Garnerin
Inventor of the frameless parachute
*January 31st, 1769, Paris †August 18th, 1823, ParisKatsushika Hokusai
Japanese artist (1760-1849)
*October 31st, 1760, Honjo †May 10th, 1849, Asakusa
70 James Hoban
Irish architect
*November 30th, 1761, County Kilkenny †December 8th, 1831, Washington, D.C.
66 Jean-Xavier Lefèvre
Swiss-born French clarinettist (1763-1829)
*March 6th, 1763, Lausanne †November 9th, 1829, Paris
78 Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon
Marshal of France (1765-1844)
*July 29th, 1765, Reims †January 25th, 1844, Paris
83 Marie Harel
Inventor of Camembert Cheese
*April 28th, 1761, Crouttes †November 9th, 1844, Vimoutiers
62 Pierre Daru
French writer, academic and statesman (1767-1829)
*January 12th, 1767, Montpellier †September 5th, 1829, Meulan-en-YvelinesJoseph Fourier
French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)
*March 21st, 1768, Auxerre †May 16th, 1830, Paris
70 Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin
French Navy officer
*October 13th, 1768, Honfleur †April 23rd, 1839, Paris.jpg "Thomas Attwood")
72 Thomas Attwood
English composer and organist
*November 23rd, 1765, London †March 24th, 1838, London
75 Laurent Mourguet
French puppeteer (1769-1844)
*March 3rd, 1769, Lyon †December 30th, 1844, Vienne
67 Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Also known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835)
*February 12th, 1768, Florence †March 2nd, 1835, Vienna
73 William Dunlap
American dramatist, painter, and historian
*February 19th, 1766, Perth Amboy †September 28th, 1839, New York City
80 Muhammad Ali of Egypt
Albanian Ottoman commander and Wali of Egypt and Sudan (1769–1849)
*March 4th, 1769, Kavala †August 2nd, 1849, Alexandria
50 Joséphine de Beauharnais
Empress of the French, first wife of Napoleon (1763–1814)
*June 23rd, 1763, Les Trois-Îlets †May 29th, 1814, Rueil-MalmaisonLouis Antoine de Saint-Just
Military and political leader (1767-1794)
*August 25th, 1767, Decize †July 28th, 1794, Paris
46 Selim III
Ottoman sultan (1761-1808)
*December 24th, 1761, Istanbul †July 29th, 1808, Constantinople
49 Robert Fulton
American engineer and inventor (1765–1815)
*November 14th, 1765, Little Britain Township †February 24th, 1815, New York City