Who Was Alive in 1705

9 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1705

Christopher WrenAge 73

1632–1723 · Art

Architect of St Paul's Cathedral

Louis XIVAge 67

1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership

The Sun King of France

Isaac NewtonAge 62

1643–1727 · Science & Invention

Laws of motion and gravity

Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 59

1646–1716 · Science & Invention

Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher

Peter the GreatAge 33

1672–1725 · Politics & Leadership

Tsar who modernized Russia

Antonio VivaldiAge 27

1678–1741 · Music

The Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian BachAge 20

1685–1750 · Music

Master of Baroque composition

George Frideric HandelAge 20

1685–1759 · Music

Messiah oratorio

VoltaireAge 11

1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought

Enlightenment writer and philosopher

Also Born in 1705

Pope Clement XIV

1705–1774 · born October 31

Head of the Catholic Church from 1769 to 1774

Also Died in 1705

Jacob Bernoulli

1655–1705 · died August 16

Swiss mathematician (1655–1705)

Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

1640–1705 · died May 5

Holy Roman Emperor from 1658 to 1705

John Ray

1627–1705 · died January 17

British naturalist (1627–1705)

Catherine of Braganza

1638–1705 · died December 31

Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1662 to 1685

Luca Giordano

1634–1705 · died January 3

Italian Baroque painter (1634–1705)

Philipp Spener

1635–1705 · died February 5

German Lutheran theologian (1635–1705)

Sources

1705 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
Louis XIV — Wikipedia
Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia
Peter the Great — Wikipedia
Antonio Vivaldi — Wikipedia
Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
Voltaire — Wikipedia

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