Who Was Alive in 1688
10 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1688
John LockeAge 56
Christopher WrenAge 56
Louis XIVAge 50
Isaac NewtonAge 45
Matsuo BashōAge 44
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 42
Peter the GreatAge 16
Antonio VivaldiAge 10
Johann Sebastian BachAge 3
George Frideric HandelAge 3
Also Born in 1688
Swedish scientist, philosopher, and theologian (1688–1772)
King in Prussia from 1713 to 1740
French playwright and novelist (1688–1763)
Jacobite pretender (1688–1766)
Also Died in 1688
English writer and preacher (1628–1688)
Welsh privateer, politician in Jamaica (1635–1688)
French philologist (1610–1688)
French dramatist and librettist
Sources
- 1688 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- John Locke — Wikipedia
- Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
- Louis XIV — Wikipedia
- Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
- Matsuo Bashō — Wikipedia
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia
- Peter the Great — Wikipedia
- Antonio Vivaldi — Wikipedia
- Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
- George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia