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1765 births

  • Friedrich SchlichtegrollAdolf Heinrich Friedrich Schlichtegroll was born on the 8th of December 1765 in Waltershausen. He died in Munich on the 4th of December 1822.
  • Eli WhitneyEli Whitney Jr. arrived in the world on the 8th of December 1765, within a quiet town called Westborough, Massachusetts. His father Eli Whitney Sr.
  • Robert FultonRobert Fulton was born on a farm in Little Britain, Pennsylvania, on the 14th of November 1765. His father, Robert Fulton, married Mary Smith, daughter of…
  • Matthew MurrayMatthew Murray was born in Newcastle upon Tyne during 1765. He left school at the age of fourteen to begin an apprenticeship as a blacksmith or whitesmith.
  • Thomas Attwood (composer)Thomas Attwood was born on the 23rd of November 1765 in London. He likely grew up in Pimlico as the son of a musician within the royal band.