Who Was Alive in 1728

8 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1728

Antonio VivaldiAge 50

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 43

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 43

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 34

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 22

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 21

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy

Immanuel KantAge 4

1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought

Critique of Pure Reason

Captain James CookAge 0

1728–1779 · Exploration

Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia