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Death year 1784

Santa Rita Durão Facts

José de Santa Rita Durão (1722 — 1784) was a Brazilian Neoclassic poet, orator and Augustinian friar. He is considered a forerunner of the “Indianism” in the literature of Brazil, with his epic poem Caramuru.

Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia Facts

Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia (German: ) (born Berlin, 29 August 1714; died Schwaningen, 4 February 1784) was a daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover.

Alexander Lanskoy Facts

Aleksander Dmitrijevitj Lanskoj, also kalled Sasjenka (1758-1784) was a Russian favourite and the lover of Catherine the Great from 1780 to 1784.

Samuel Johnson Facts

Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709  – 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English aut