Who Was Alive in 1742
16 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1742
Johann Sebastian BachAge 57
George Frideric HandelAge 57
VoltaireAge 48
Benjamin FranklinAge 36
Carl LinnaeusAge 35
Leonhard EulerAge 35
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 30
Frederick the GreatAge 30
Adam SmithAge 19
Immanuel KantAge 18
Captain James CookAge 14
Catherine the GreatAge 13
George WashingtonAge 10
Joseph HaydnAge 10
John AdamsAge 7
James WattAge 6
Also Born in 1742
Head of the Catholic Church from 1800 to 1823
German scientist and satirist (1742–1799)
Swedish German chemist who discovered oxygen (1742–1786)
Prussian field marshal (1742–1819)
Also Died in 1742
English astronomer, mathematician and physicist (1656–1742)
English classical scholar, critic, and theologian (1662–1742)
Sources
- 1742 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- 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