Who Was Alive in 1749
21 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1749
Johann Sebastian BachAge 64
George Frideric HandelAge 64
VoltaireAge 55
Benjamin FranklinAge 43
Carl LinnaeusAge 42
Leonhard EulerAge 42
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 37
Frederick the GreatAge 37
Adam SmithAge 26
Immanuel KantAge 25
Captain James CookAge 21
Catherine the GreatAge 20
George WashingtonAge 17
Joseph HaydnAge 17
John AdamsAge 14
James WattAge 13
Thomas JeffersonAge 6
Toussaint LouvertureAge 6
Francisco GoyaAge 3
Edward JennerAge 0
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 0
Born in 1749
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German poet and author of Faust
Edward Jenner
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Also Born in 1749
German writer and polymath (1749–1832)
French polymath (1749–1827)
French confectioner and inventor (1749–1841)
French writer, orator and statesman (1749–1791)
Italian playwright and poet (1749–1803)
King of Denmark and Norway from 1766 to 1808
Italian librettist, professor, and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838)
Also Died in 1749
French mathematician, physicist, and author (1706–1749)
Sources
- 1749 — 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
- Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia