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Who Was Alive in 1727

12 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1727

Isaac Newton
Isaac NewtonAge 84
1643–1727 · Science & Invention
Laws of motion and gravity
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio VivaldiAge 49
1678–1741 · Music
The Four Seasons
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 42
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 42
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
Voltaire
VoltaireAge 33
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 21
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 20
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 20
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 15
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 15
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 4
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 3
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason

Also Born in 1727

1727–1788 · born May 14
English painter (1727–1788)
1727–1759 · born January 2
British Army officer (1727–1759)

Died in 1727

Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
1643–1727 · Science & Invention
Laws of motion and gravity

Also Died in 1727

1660–1727 · died June 11
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727
1684–1727 · died May 17
Empress of Russia from 1725 to 1727

Sources

  1. 1727 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Isaac Newton — Wikipedia
  3. Antonio Vivaldi — Wikipedia
  4. Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
  5. George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
  6. Voltaire — Wikipedia
  7. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  8. Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
  9. Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
  10. Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Wikipedia
  11. Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
  12. Adam Smith — Wikipedia
  13. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
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