Who Was Alive in 1758
23 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1758
George Frideric HandelAge 73
VoltaireAge 64
Benjamin FranklinAge 52
Carl LinnaeusAge 51
Leonhard EulerAge 51
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 46
Frederick the GreatAge 46
Adam SmithAge 35
Immanuel KantAge 34
Captain James CookAge 30
Catherine the GreatAge 29
George WashingtonAge 26
Joseph HaydnAge 26
John AdamsAge 23
James WattAge 22
Thomas JeffersonAge 15
Toussaint LouvertureAge 15
Francisco GoyaAge 12
Edward JennerAge 9
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 9
James MadisonAge 7
Marie AntoinetteAge 3
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAge 2
Also Born in 1758
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1817 to 1825
French revolutionary, lawyer and politician (1758–1794)
Royal Navy officer (1758–1805)
German astronomer (1758–1840)
Haitian revolutionary and first ruler (1758–1806)
Also Died in 1758
Head of the Catholic Church from 1740 to 1758
American preacher and philosopher (1703–1758)
Norwegian priest and missionary (1686–1758)
Sources
- 1758 — 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
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Wikipedia