Who Was Alive in 1741

Antonio VivaldiAge 63

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 56

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 56

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 47

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 35

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 34

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy

Immanuel KantAge 17

1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought

Critique of Pure Reason

Captain James CookAge 13

1728–1779 · Exploration

Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia

Catherine the GreatAge 12

1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership

Empress who expanded Russia

George WashingtonAge 9

1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership

First US President

James WattAge 5

1736–1819 · Science & Invention

Improved the steam engine