Famous Personalities Born In 1721

Jan 12 Duke ferdinand of brunswick: Prussian general  

Jan 21 James murray: British military officer, governor of quebec  

Feb 03 Friedrich wilhelm von seydlitz: Prussian general  

Feb 13 John reid: Composer  

Feb 21 John mckinly: American physician  

Mar 19 Tobias smollett: Scottish writer, baptized  

Apr 01 Pieter hellendaal: Dutch violinist/organist/composer (glees)  

Apr 11 David zeisberger: Moravian missionary  

Apr 13 John hanson: Maryland, 1st us pres under articles of confederation  

Apr 14 William august duke of cumberland: English army leader  

Apr 19 Thomas mckean: Attorney (signed declaration of independence) [or 3/19]  

Apr 19 Roger sherman: Signer (decl of ind, constitution)  

Apr 24 Johann philipp kirnberger: German composer, baptised  

Jul 09 Johann nikolaus götz: German poet  

Jul 14 John douglas: Scottish anglican bishop and man of letters  

Jul 22 Francois-joseph krafft: Composer  

Aug 04 Granville leveson-gower: 1st marquess of stafford, english politician  

Aug 13 Francis ireland: Composer  

Aug 21 Lucretia w van winter-van merken: Dutch poet  

Aug 31 George hervey: 2nd earl of bristol, british statesman  

Sep 14 Eliphalet dyer: American statesman and judge  

Oct 19 Joseph de guignes: French orientalist  

Oct 25 Pierre talon: Composer  

Nov 09 Mark akenside: English poet and physician  

Nov 22 Joseph frederick wallet desbarres: Swiss-born canadian statesman  

Nov 25 Willem crul: Admiral (west-indies)  

Dec 06 James elphinston: British philologist  

Dec 06 Guillaume-chrétien de lamoignon de malesherbes: French statesman  

Dec 25 William collins: Chichester england, (mayor-chichester)/poet  

Dec 27 Franciscus "french" hemsterhuis: Frisian philosopher  

Dec 29 Madame de pompadour: Mistress of french king louis the 15th