Who Was Alive in 1743

Johann Sebastian BachAge 58

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 58

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 49

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Benjamin FranklinAge 37

1706–1790 · Science & Invention

Founding Father, electricity experiments

Carl LinnaeusAge 36

1707–1778 · Science & Invention

Father of modern taxonomy

Immanuel KantAge 19

1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought

Critique of Pure Reason

Captain James CookAge 15

1728–1779 · Exploration

Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia

Catherine the GreatAge 14

1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership

Empress who expanded Russia

George WashingtonAge 11

1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership

First US President

James WattAge 7

1736–1819 · Science & Invention

Improved the steam engine

Thomas JeffersonAge 0

1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership

Author of the Declaration of Independence

Toussaint LouvertureAge 0

1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership

Leader of the Haitian Revolution