Who Was Alive in 1739

Antonio VivaldiAge 61

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 54

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 54

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 45

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 33

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 32

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy

Immanuel KantAge 15

1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought

Critique of Pure Reason

Captain James CookAge 11

1728–1779 · Exploration

Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia

Catherine the GreatAge 10

1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership

Empress who expanded Russia

George WashingtonAge 7

1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership

First US President

James WattAge 3

1736–1819 · Science & Invention

Improved the steam engine