James Oglethorpe

James Oglethorpe

male, deceased (1785)
James Edward Oglethorpe (December 22 1696 - June 30 1785) was an English general, a philanthropist, and a founder of the state of Georgia. He was...

William Maginn

male, deceased (1842)
William Maginn, journalist and miscellaneous writer, born at Cork, became a contributor to "Blackwood's Magazine", and after moving to London in...
Charles Clerke

Charles Clerke

male, deceased (1779)
Captain Charles Clerke RN (August 22, 1741 – August 1779) was an officer in the Royal Navy who sailed on four voyages of exploration. Clerke st...
Francisco Guerrero

Francisco Guerrero

male, deceased (1599)
Francisco Guerrero (October 4 (?), 1528 – November 8, 1599) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance. He was born and died in Seville. Gu...

Robert Heron

male, 245 years old
Robert Heron (1764-1807) was a Scottish writer, born in New Galloway on November 6, 1764. His father, John Heron, was a weaver. He attended the...
Edward Marcus Despard

Edward Marcus Despard

male, deceased (1803)
Edward Marcus Despard (1751-21 February 1803), Irish-born British colonel turned revolutionary, was born in Queens County, Ireland, in 1751. In...
Lord Kingsborough

Lord Kingsborough

male, deceased (1837)
Edward King, Viscount Kingsborough, usually known as Lord Kingsborough, was an Irish antiquarian who sought to prove that the indigenous peoples of...

Elizabeth Needham

female, deceased (1731)
Elizabeth Needham (died 3 May 1731), also known as Mother Needham, was an English procuress and brothel-keeper of 18th-century London, who has been...
Gilbert Stuart

Gilbert Stuart

male, deceased (1828)
Gilbert Charles Stuart (born Stewart) (December 3, 1755 - July 9, 1828) was an American painter. Born in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, he grew up in...
Fletcher Christian

Fletcher Christian

male, deceased (1793)
Fletcher Christian (September 25 1764 - October 3 1793) was a Master's Mate on board the "Bounty" during William Bligh's fateful voyage to Tahiti...