Who Was Alive in 1748
19 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1748
Johann Sebastian BachAge 63
George Frideric HandelAge 63
VoltaireAge 54
Benjamin FranklinAge 42
Carl LinnaeusAge 41
Leonhard EulerAge 41
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 36
Frederick the GreatAge 36
Adam SmithAge 25
Immanuel KantAge 24
Captain James CookAge 20
Catherine the GreatAge 19
George WashingtonAge 16
Joseph HaydnAge 16
John AdamsAge 13
James WattAge 12
Thomas JeffersonAge 5
Toussaint LouvertureAge 5
Francisco GoyaAge 2
Also Born in 1748
English philosopher and jurist (1748–1832)
French painter (1748–1825)
French playwright and activist (1746–1793)
King of Spain from 1788 to 1808
German philosopher and founder of the Bavarian Illuminati (1748–1830)
King of Sweden from 1809 to 1818
Also Died in 1748
Swiss mathematician (1667–1748)
Scottish poet (1700–1748)
English architect and designer (c. 1685–1748)
Sources
- 1748 — 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
- Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
- Toussaint Louverture — Wikipedia
- Francisco Goya — Wikipedia