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Who Was Alive in 1730

13 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1730

Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio VivaldiAge 52
1678–1741 · Music
The Four Seasons
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 45
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 45
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
Voltaire
VoltaireAge 36
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 24
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 23
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 23
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 18
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 18
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 7
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 6
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 2
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 1
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia

Also Born in 1730

1730–1817 · born June 26
18th- and 19th-century French astronomer

Also Died in 1730

1649–1730 · died February 21
Head of the Catholic Church from 1724 to 1730
1715–1730 · died January 30
Emperor of Russia from 1727 to 1730

Sources

  1. 1730 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Antonio Vivaldi — Wikipedia
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
  4. George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
  5. Voltaire — Wikipedia
  6. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  7. Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
  8. Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
  9. Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Wikipedia
  10. Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
  11. Adam Smith — Wikipedia
  12. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
  13. James Cook — Wikipedia
  14. Catherine the Great — Wikipedia
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