Who Was Alive in 1740
17 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1740
Antonio VivaldiAge 62
Johann Sebastian BachAge 55
George Frideric HandelAge 55
VoltaireAge 46
Benjamin FranklinAge 34
Carl LinnaeusAge 33
Leonhard EulerAge 33
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 28
Frederick the GreatAge 28
Adam SmithAge 17
Immanuel KantAge 16
Captain James CookAge 12
Catherine the GreatAge 11
George WashingtonAge 8
Joseph HaydnAge 8
John AdamsAge 5
James WattAge 4
Also Born in 1740
French writer and nobleman (1740–1814)
Dutch and Swiss writer (1740–1805)
Italian Classical era composer (1740–1816)
Also Died in 1740
Head of the Catholic Church from 1730 to 1740
Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740
Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740
King in Prussia from 1713 to 1740
English writer and encyclopaedist (c. 1680–1740)
Italian Catholic cardinal (1667–1740)
Sources
- 1740 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Antonio Vivaldi — Wikipedia
- Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
- George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
- Voltaire — Wikipedia
- Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
- Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
- Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Wikipedia
- Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
- Adam Smith — Wikipedia
- Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
- James Cook — Wikipedia
- Catherine the Great — Wikipedia
- George Washington — Wikipedia
- Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
- John Adams — Wikipedia
- James Watt — Wikipedia