Thomas Lynch Jr.

Thomas Lynch Jr. was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of South Carolina and a Founding Father of the United States. His father Thomas Lynch was a member of the Continental Congress and had signed the 1774 Continental Association. When he had to step down because of illness, Thomas Lynch Jr. was selected to fill his post.

5 August 1749

Born on the same birth day (5 August): Aaqib Javed • Bruce Coslet • Cosmin Bărcăuan • Don Matheson • Frank Stranahan • Jackie Doyle-Price • Jeff Coffin • John H. Moore II • John Jarratt • Kenneth V. Thimann • Konrad Hurrell • L. Tom Perry • Mark Mulder • Naum Gabo • Neil Armstrong • Parley Baer • Tom Hafey

Born in the same month (August 1749): Johann Wolfgang von Goethe