Who Was Alive in 1736

Antonio VivaldiAge 58

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 51

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 51

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 42

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 30

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 29

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy

Immanuel KantAge 12

1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought

Critique of Pure Reason

Captain James CookAge 8

1728–1779 · Exploration

Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia

Catherine the GreatAge 7

1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership

Empress who expanded Russia

George WashingtonAge 4

1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership

First US President

James WattAge 0

1736–1819 · Science & Invention

Improved the steam engine