TIMELINER

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Who Was Alive in 1750

14 of 328 historical figures were alive in 1750

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 65
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 65
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
Voltaire
VoltaireAge 56
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 44
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 43
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 26
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 22
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 21
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 18
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
James Watt
James WattAge 14
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 7
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 7
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 4
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 1
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
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