1737 - John Hancock - American politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1793)
1745 - William Jessop - English engineer, built the Cromford Canal (d. 1814)
1752 - Muzio Clementi - Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1832)
1780 - Georgios Karaiskakis - Greek general (d. 1827)
1783 - Stendhal - French author (d. 1842)
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