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Who Was Alive in 1769

28 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1769

Voltaire
VoltaireAge 75
1694–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment writer and philosopher
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 63
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Carl Linnaeus
Carl LinnaeusAge 62
1707–1778 · Science & Invention
Father of modern taxonomy
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard EulerAge 62
1707–1783 · Science & Invention
Prolific Swiss mathematician
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques RousseauAge 57
1712–1778 · Philosophy & Thought
Enlightenment philosopher of The Social Contract
Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 57
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 46
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 45
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Captain James Cook
Captain James CookAge 41
1728–1779 · Exploration
Mapped the Pacific, reached Australia
Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 40
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 37
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 37
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
John Adams
John AdamsAge 34
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
James Watt
James WattAge 33
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 26
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 26
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 23
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 20
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 20
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust
James Madison
James MadisonAge 18
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution
Marie Antoinette
Marie AntoinetteAge 14
1755–1793 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of France, executed in the Revolution
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAge 13
1756–1791 · Music
Musical prodigy, symphonies & operas
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary WollstonecraftAge 10
1759–1797 · Philosophy & Thought
Vindication of the Rights of Woman, feminist pioneer
Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich SchillerAge 10
1759–1805 · Literature
German poet of the Ode to Joy
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 9
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Andrew Jackson
Andrew JacksonAge 2
1767–1845 · Politics & Leadership
Seventh President of the United States
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy AdamsAge 2
1767–1848 · Politics & Leadership
Sixth President of the United States
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 0
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius

Born in 1769

Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius

Also Born in 1769

1769–1859 · born September 14
German polymath (1769–1859)
1769–1852 · born May 1
British Army officer and statesman (1769–1852)
1769–1844 · born February 13
Russian writer (1769–1844)
1769–1832 · born August 23
French paleontologist (1769–1832)
1769–1815 · born January 10
French military commander (1769–1815)

Also Died in 1769

1693–1769 · died February 2
Head of the Catholic Church from 1758 to 1769
1715–1769 · died December 13
German poet

Notable World Events in 1769

Sources

  1. 1769 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Voltaire — Wikipedia
  3. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  4. Carl Linnaeus — Wikipedia
  5. Leonhard Euler — Wikipedia
  6. Jean-Jacques Rousseau — Wikipedia
  7. Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
  8. Adam Smith — Wikipedia
  9. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
  10. James Cook — Wikipedia
  11. Catherine the Great — Wikipedia
  12. George Washington — Wikipedia
  13. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
  14. John Adams — Wikipedia
  15. James Watt — Wikipedia
  16. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  17. Toussaint Louverture — Wikipedia
  18. Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
  19. Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
  20. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
  21. James Madison — Wikipedia
  22. Marie Antoinette — Wikipedia
  23. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Wikipedia
  24. Mary Wollstonecraft — Wikipedia
  25. Friedrich Schiller — Wikipedia
  26. Hokusai — Wikipedia
  27. Andrew Jackson — Wikipedia
  28. John Quincy Adams — Wikipedia
  29. Napoleon — Wikipedia
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