Who Was Alive in 1724

Isaac NewtonAge 81

1643–1727 · Science & Invention

Laws of motion and gravity

Peter the GreatAge 52

1672–1725 · Politics & Leadership

Tsar who modernized Russia

Antonio VivaldiAge 46

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 39

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 39

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 30

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 18

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 17

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy

Immanuel KantAge 0

1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought

Critique of Pure Reason