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Who Was Alive in 1738

17 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1738

Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio VivaldiAge 60
1678–1741 · Music
The Four Seasons
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 53
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 53
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
Voltaire
VoltaireAge 44
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 32
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 31
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 31
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 26
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 26
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 15
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 14
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 10
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 9
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 6
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 6
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
John Adams
John AdamsAge 3
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
James Watt
James WattAge 2
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine

Also Born in 1738

1738–1822 · born November 15
German-British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)
1738–1820 · born June 4
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820
1738–1805 · born December 31
British Army officer (1738–1805)

Also Died in 1738

1668–1738 · died September 23
Dutch botanist and physician (1668–1738)

Sources

  1. 1738 — 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
  17. John Adams — Wikipedia
  18. James Watt — Wikipedia
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