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Who Was Alive in 1731

13 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1731

Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio VivaldiAge 53
1678–1741 · Music
The Four Seasons
 Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 46
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
 George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 46
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
 Voltaire
VoltaireAge 37
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
 Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 25
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
 Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 24
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
 Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 24
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
 Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 19
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
 Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 19
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
 Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 8
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
 Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 7
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
 Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 3
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
 Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 2
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia

Also Born in 1731

Henry Cavendish
1731–1810 · born October 10
English natural philosopher, and scientist (1731–1810)
Martha Washington
1731–1802 · born June 2
First Lady of the United States from 1789 to 1797
William Cowper
1731–1800 · born November 26
English poet and hymnodist (1731–1800)

Also Died in 1731

Daniel Defoe
1660–1731 · died April 24
English writer, merchant and spy (1660–1731)
Brook Taylor
1685–1731 · died December 29
English mathematician

Sources

  1. 1731 — 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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