Who Was Alive in 1734

Antonio VivaldiAge 56

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 49

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 49

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 40

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 28

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 27

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy

Immanuel KantAge 10

1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought

Critique of Pure Reason

Captain James CookAge 6

1728–1779 · Exploration

Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia

Catherine the GreatAge 5

1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership

Empress who expanded Russia

George WashingtonAge 2

1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership

First US President