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Who Was Alive in 1703

10 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1703

John Locke
John LockeAge 71
1632–1704 · Philosophy & Thought
Father of liberalism
 Christopher Wren
Christopher WrenAge 71
1632–1723 · Art
Architect of St Paul's Cathedral
 Louis XIV
Louis XIVAge 65
1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership
The Sun King of France
 Isaac Newton
Isaac NewtonAge 60
1643–1727 · Science & Invention
Laws of motion and gravity
 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 57
1646–1716 · Science & Invention
Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher
 Peter the Great
Peter the GreatAge 31
1672–1725 · Politics & Leadership
Tsar who modernized Russia
 Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio VivaldiAge 25
1678–1741 · Music
The Four Seasons
 Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 18
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
 George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 18
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
 Voltaire
VoltaireAge 9
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Also Born in 1703

John Wesley
1703–1791 · born June 28
English clergyman (1703–1791)

Also Died in 1703

Charles Perrault
1628–1703 · died May 16
French author (1628–1703)
Robert Hooke
1635–1703 · died March 3
English polymath (1635–1703)
Samuel Pepys
1633–1703 · died May 26
English diarist, civil servant and politician (1633–1703)
John Wallis
1616–1703 · died October 28
English mathematician (1616–1703)
Man in the Iron Mask
died 1703 · died November 19
Unidentified prisoner in 17th-century France

Sources

  1. 1703 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. John Locke — Wikipedia
  3. Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
  4. Louis XIV — Wikipedia
  5. Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
  6. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia
  7. Peter the Great — Wikipedia
  8. Antonio Vivaldi — Wikipedia
  9. Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
  10. George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
  11. Voltaire — Wikipedia
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