Births
- March 23 - William Smith, geologist (died 1839)
- March 29 - Friedrich Christian Accum, chemist (died 1838)
- April 25 - Marc Isambard Brunel, engineer (died 1849)
- August 23 - Georges Cuvier, zoologist (died 1832)
- September 14 - Alexander von Humboldt, naturalist and explorer (died 1859)
- Marie LaChapelle, obstetrician (died 1821)
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