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Who Was Alive in 1746

19 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1746

Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian BachAge 61
1685–1750 · Music
Master of Baroque composition
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 61
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
Voltaire
VoltaireAge 52
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 40
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 39
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 39
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 34
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 34
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 23
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 22
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 18
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 17
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 14
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 14
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
John Adams
John AdamsAge 11
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
James Watt
James WattAge 10
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 3
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 3
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 0
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter

Born in 1746

Francisco Goya
Francisco Goya
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter

Also Born in 1746

1746–1827 · born January 12
Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer (1746–1827)
1746–1792 · born January 24
King of Sweden from 1771 to 1792
1746–1818 · born May 9
French mathematician (1746–1818)
1746–1794 · born September 28
British philologist, scholar and judge (1746–1794)

Also Died in 1746

1683–1746 · died July 9
King of Spain (r. 1700–1724; 1724–1746)
1698–1746 · died June 14
Scottish mathematician (1698–1746)
1694–1746 · died August 8
Irish philosopher (1694–1746)
1709–1746 · died November 14
German biologist and explorer (1709–1746)

Sources

  1. 1746 — 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
  20. Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
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