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Who Was Alive in 1745

18 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1745

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 60
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 60
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
Voltaire
VoltaireAge 51
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 39
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 38
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 38
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 33
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 33
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 22
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 21
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 17
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 16
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 13
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 13
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
John Adams
John AdamsAge 10
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
James Watt
James WattAge 9
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 2
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 2
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution

Also Born in 1745

1745–1827 · born February 18
Italian chemist and physicist (1745–1827)
1745–1813 · born September 16
Field Marshal of the Russian Empire (1745–1813)

Also Died in 1745

1667–1745 · died October 19
Anglo-Irish satirist and cleric (1667–1745)
1676–1745 · died March 18
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1721 to 1742

Sources

  1. 1745 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Johann Sebastian Bach — Wikipedia
  3. George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
  4. Voltaire — Wikipedia
  5. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  6. Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
  7. Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
  8. Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Wikipedia
  9. Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
  10. Adam Smith — Wikipedia
  11. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
  12. James Cook — Wikipedia
  13. Catherine the Great — Wikipedia
  14. George Washington — Wikipedia
  15. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
  16. John Adams — Wikipedia
  17. James Watt — Wikipedia
  18. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  19. Toussaint Louverture — Wikipedia
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