Who Was Alive in 1729

Antonio VivaldiAge 51

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 44

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 44

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 35

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 23

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 22

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy

Immanuel KantAge 5

1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought

Critique of Pure Reason

Captain James CookAge 1

1728–1779 · Exploration

Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia

Catherine the GreatAge 0

1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership

Empress who expanded Russia