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Who Was Alive in 1756

23 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1756

George Frideric Handel
George Frideric HandelAge 71
1685–1759 · Music
Messiah oratorio
 Voltaire
VoltaireAge 62
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
 Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 50
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
 Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 49
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
 Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 49
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
 Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 44
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
 Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 44
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
 Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 33
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
 Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 32
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
 Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 28
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
 Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 27
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
 George Washington
George WashingtonAge 24
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
 Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 24
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
 John Adams
John AdamsAge 21
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
 James Watt
James WattAge 20
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
 Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 13
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
 Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 13
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
 Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 10
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
 Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 7
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 7
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust
 James Madison
James MadisonAge 5
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution
 Marie Antoinette
Marie AntoinetteAge 1
1755–1793 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of France, executed in the Revolution
 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAge 0
1756–1791 · Music
Musical prodigy, symphonies & operas

Born in 1756

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1756–1791 · Music
Musical prodigy, symphonies & operas

Also Born in 1756

Aaron Burr
1756–1836 · born February 6
Vice President of the United States from 1801 to 1805
William Godwin
1756–1836 · born March 3
English philosopher and novelist (1756–1836)

Also Died in 1756

Jacques Cassini
1677–1756 · died April 16
French astronomer (1677–1756)

Notable World Events in 1756

1756 Seven Years' War begins

Sources

  1. 1756 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. George Frideric Handel — Wikipedia
  3. Voltaire — Wikipedia
  4. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  5. Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
  6. Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
  7. Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Wikipedia
  8. Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
  9. Adam Smith — Wikipedia
  10. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
  11. James Cook — Wikipedia
  12. Catherine the Great — Wikipedia
  13. George Washington — Wikipedia
  14. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
  15. John Adams — Wikipedia
  16. James Watt — Wikipedia
  17. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  18. Toussaint Louverture — Wikipedia
  19. Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
  20. Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
  21. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
  22. James Madison — Wikipedia
  23. Marie Antoinette — Wikipedia
  24. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Wikipedia
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