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- Zachary Taylor was an American military leader who served as the 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850. Taylor previously was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general and becoming a national hero as a result of his victories in the Mexican-American War. As a result, he won election to the White House despite his vague political beliefs. His top priority as president was preserving the Union. He died sixteen months into his term, having made no progress on the most divisive issue in Congress, slavery.
- Thomas Hastings was born on 15 October 1784 in Washington, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1872.
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Jacopo Ferretti was born on 16 July 1784 in Rome, Papal State [now Lazio, Italy]. He was a writer, known for Cenerentola (1949), La Cenerentola (1982) and Great Performances (1971). He died on 7 March 1852 in Rome, Papal State [now Lazio, Italy].- James Sheridan Knowles was born on 12 May 1784 in County Cork, Ireland. James Sheridan was a writer, known for Virginius (1909) and Virginius (1912). James Sheridan was married to Emma M. M. Ephinstone. James Sheridan died on 30 November 1862 in Torquay, Devon, England, UK.
- Dionisio Aguado was born on 8 April 1784 in Spain. Dionisio died on 29 December 1849 in Spain.
- William Buckland DD, FRS (12 March 1784 - 14 August 1856) was an English theologian who became Dean of Westminster. He was also a geologist and paleontologist. Buckland wrote the first full account of a fossil dinosaur, which he named Megalosaurus. His work proved that Kirkdale Cave in North Yorkshire had been a prehistoric hyena den, for which he was awarded the Copley Medal. It was praised as an example of how scientific analysis could reconstruct distant events. He pioneered the use of fossilized farces in reconstructing ecosystems, coining the term copulates. Buckland followed the Gap Theory in interpreting the biblical account of Genesis as two widely separated episodes of creation. It had emerged as a way to reconcile the scriptural account with discoveries in geology suggesting the earth was very old. Early in his career Buckland believed he had found evidence of the biblical flood, but later saw that the glaciation theory of Louis Agassiz gave a better explanation, and played a significant role in promoting it.
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Louis Spohr was born on 5 April 1784 in Braunschweig, Germany. Louis was a composer, known for Clouds of Sils Maria (2014) and Virtuos Virtuell (2013). Louis was married to Marianne Pfeiffer and Dorette Scheidler. Louis died on 22 October 1859 in Kassel, Hesse, Germany.