Born:
Robert Adamson, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, philosopher, professor, served as chair of logic at University of Glasgow 1893 - 1902, important lectures published in 'The Development of Modern Philosophy and Other Essays'
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1946 - Dolly Parton, American Musician
1809 - Edgar Allan Poe, Boston, author, Pit and the Pendulum
1798 - Auguste Comte, philosopher/founder, sociology and positivism