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Who Was Alive in 1709

12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1709

Christopher Wren
Christopher WrenAge 77
1632–1723 · Art
Architect of St Paul's Cathedral
Louis XIV
Louis XIVAge 71
1638–1715 · Politics & Leadership
The Sun King of France
Isaac Newton
Isaac NewtonAge 66
1643–1727 · Science & Invention
Laws of motion and gravity
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizAge 63
1646–1716 · Science & Invention
Co-inventor of calculus, philosopher
Peter the Great
Peter the GreatAge 37
1672–1725 · Politics & Leadership
Tsar who modernized Russia
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio VivaldiAge 31
1678–1741 · Music
The Four Seasons
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 24
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 24
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
Voltaire
VoltaireAge 15
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 3
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 2
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 2
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician

Also Born in 1709

1709–1784 · born September 18
English writer and polymath (1709–1784)

Also Died in 1709

1639–1709 · died September 21
Hetman of the Cossack Hetmanate from 1687 to 1709
1639–1709 · died October 2
Hetman of the Cossack Hetmanate from 1687 to 1709
1658–1709 · died February 8
Italian Baroque violinist and composer (1658–1709)

Sources

  1. 1709 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
  3. Louis XIV — Wikipedia
  4. Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
  5. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz — Wikipedia
  6. Peter the Great — Wikipedia
  7. Antonio Vivaldi — Wikipedia
  8. Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
  9. George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
  10. Voltaire — Wikipedia
  11. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  12. Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
  13. Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
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