Birth year 1708 celebrities

Birth year 1708

Charles Hanbury Williams Facts

Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, KB (8 December 1708 – 2 November 1759), diplomat, writer and satirist, son of John Hanbury, a Welsh ironmaster, assumed the name of Williams on succeeding to the estate of his godfather Charles Williams, in 1720.

Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia Facts

Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia, Tsesarevna of Russia (Anna Petrovna Romanova Russian: Анна Петровна; 27 January 1708, Moscow – 4 March 1728, Kiel) was the elder daughter of Emperor Peter I of Russia and Catherine I of Russia. Her

Mary Ball Washington Facts

Mary Ball Washington (1708 – 1789) was the second wife to Augustine Washington (after the first wife, Jane Butler, died) and was the mother of George Washington. Mary Ball Washington was born as Mary Ball in 1708 in Lively, Virginia, Lancaster Coun

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Facts

William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham PC (15 November 1708 – 11 May 1778) was a British Whig statesman who achieved his greatest fame leading Britain during the Seven Years’ War (known as the French and Indian War in the United States). He again led th

Deborah Read Facts

Deborah Read Franklin (February 14, 1708 – December 24, 1774) was the spouse of Benjamin Franklin, the prominent inventor, printer, thinker, and revolutionary.