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Who Was Alive in 1734

15 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1734

Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio VivaldiAge 56
1678–1741 · Music
The Four Seasons
 Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 49
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
 George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 49
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
 Voltaire
VoltaireAge 40
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
 Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 28
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
 Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 27
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
 Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 27
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
 Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 22
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
 Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 22
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
 Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 11
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
 Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 10
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
 Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 6
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
 Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 5
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
 George Washington
George WashingtonAge 2
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
 Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 2
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet

Also Born in 1734

Maria I of Portugal
1734–1816 · born December 17
Queen of Portugal from 1777 to 1816
Franz Mesmer
1734–1815 · born May 23
German physician (1734–1815)
Taksin
1734–1782 · born April 17
King of Siam from 1767 to 1782

Also Died in 1734

Georg Ernst Stahl
1659–1734 · died May 24
German physician (1659–1734)

Sources

  1. 1734 — 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
  15. George Washington — Wikipedia
  16. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
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