Who Was Alive in 1755
22 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1755
George Frideric HandelAge 70
VoltaireAge 61
Benjamin FranklinAge 49
Carl LinnaeusAge 48
Leonhard EulerAge 48
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 43
Frederick the GreatAge 43
Adam SmithAge 32
Immanuel KantAge 31
Captain James CookAge 27
Catherine the GreatAge 26
George WashingtonAge 23
Joseph HaydnAge 23
John AdamsAge 20
James WattAge 19
Thomas JeffersonAge 12
Toussaint LouvertureAge 12
Francisco GoyaAge 9
Edward JennerAge 6
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 6
James MadisonAge 4
Marie AntoinetteAge 0
Born in 1755
Also Born in 1755
American Founding Father (died 1804)
King of France from 1814 to 1824
German physician who created homeopathy (1755–1843)
French lawyer, politician and culinary writer
Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835
Also Died in 1755
French jurist, historian, and political philosopher (1689–1755)
Sources
- 1755 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- 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
- James Madison — Wikipedia
- Marie Antoinette — Wikipedia