Diderot, Denis
Enlightenment editor of Encyclopédie
Famous People Who Died in 1784
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Johnson, Samuel
Author of 1755's A Dictionary of the English Language -
Mother Ann Lee
The founder of the American Shaker movement -
Rodney, Caesar
The horseman on the Delaware quarter -
Wheatley, Phillis
The poet who was the first published black woman in America