Famous Personalities Born In 1712

Jan 17 John stanley: Composer  

Jan 24 Frederick ii: (the great), king of prussia (1740-86)  

Jan 24 Georg f schmidt: German engraver/etcher  

Jan 28 Tokugawa ieshige: Japanese shogun  

Feb 28 Louis-joseph de montcalm: French military commander  

Mar 08 John fothergill: English physician  

Mar 13 Isfrid kayser: Composer  

Mar 22 Edward moore: English writer  

Mar 27 Claude bourgelat: French veterinary surgeon  

May 13 Johann hartwig ernst: Count von bernstorff, danish statesman  

Jun 21 Luc urbain de bouexic: Comte de guichen, french admiral  

Jun 28 Jean jacques rousseau: France, composer/social contractor (confession)  

Aug 24 Cornelis douwes: Dutch mathematician/astronomer  

Sep 01 Simon fokke: Dutch book illustrator  

Sep 23 Ferdinand vi: The wise, king of spain (1746-59)  

Oct 05 Francesco guardi: Italian painter  

Oct 12 William shippen: American physician and statesman  

Oct 14 George grenville: British pm (1763-65)  

Oct 18 Jeremias van riemsdijk: Gov-general of dutch indies (1775-77)  

Oct 21 Sir james steuart: British economist  

Oct 30 Christian wilhelm ernst dietrich: German painter  

Nov 24 Willem bachiene: Theologist/geographer/astronomer (ecclesiastical)  

Nov 25 Charles-michel de l'Épée: French philanthropist and developer of 'signed french'  

Dec 01 Bernhard christian weber: Composer  

Dec 11 Francesco algarotti: Italian earl/encyclopedic (viaggio in russia)  

Dec 12 Charles alexander: Duke of lotharingen  

Feb 02 Martin lister: English naturalist and physician  

Feb 18 Duke of bourgondie: French king louis xiv's grandson,  

Mar 25 Nehemiah grew: English naturalist (b. 1641)  

Mar 28 Jan van der heyden: Dutch inventor (street lantern),  

Apr 05 John luyken: Poet/etcher (species company),  

Apr 10 Yusuf nabi: Turkish poet (hayriye),  

Apr 11 Richard simon: French biblical critic (b. 1638)  

Apr 29 Juan bautista jose cabanilles: Composer,