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==Births== * January 17 – [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[United States|American]] scientist and [[inventor]], known for his experiments with [[electricity]] (died [[1790 in science|1790]]) * January 28 – [[John Baskerville]], [[English people|English]] printer and inventor (died [[1775 in science|1775]]) * February 11 – [[Nils Rosén von Rosenstein]], [[Swedes|Swedish]] [[pediatrician]] (died [[1773 in science|1773]]) * May 12 – [[François Boissier de Sauvages de Lacroix]], [[French people|French]] [[physician]] and [[botanist]] (died [[1767 in science|1767]]) * June 10 – [[John Dollond]], English [[optician]] (died [[1761 in science|1761]]) * December 17 – [[Émilie du Châtelet]], French [[mathematician]] and [[physicist]] (died [[1749 in science|1749]]) * Date unknown – [[Giuseppe Asclepi]], Italian astronomer and physicist (died [[1776 in science|1776]])
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