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Who Was Alive in 1786

30 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1786

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin FranklinAge 80
1706–1790 · Science & Invention
Founding Father, electricity experiments
Frederick the Great
Frederick the GreatAge 74
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist
Adam Smith
Adam SmithAge 63
1723–1790 · Philosophy & Thought
Economist, author of The Wealth of Nations
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel KantAge 62
1724–1804 · Philosophy & Thought
Critique of Pure Reason
Catherine the Great
Catherine the GreatAge 57
1729–1796 · Politics & Leadership
Empress who expanded Russia
George Washington
George WashingtonAge 54
1732–1799 · Politics & Leadership
First US President
Joseph Haydn
Joseph HaydnAge 54
1732–1809 · Music
Father of the symphony and string quartet
John Adams
John AdamsAge 51
1735–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Second US president and Founding Father
James Watt
James WattAge 50
1736–1819 · Science & Invention
Improved the steam engine
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas JeffersonAge 43
1743–1826 · Politics & Leadership
Author of the Declaration of Independence
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint LouvertureAge 43
1743–1803 · Politics & Leadership
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Francisco Goya
Francisco GoyaAge 40
1746–1828 · Art
Spanish Romantic painter
Edward Jenner
Edward JennerAge 37
1749–1823 · Science & Invention
Pioneer of the smallpox vaccine
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAge 37
1749–1832 · Literature
German poet and author of Faust
James Madison
James MadisonAge 35
1751–1836 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth US president, Father of the Constitution
Marie Antoinette
Marie AntoinetteAge 31
1755–1793 · Politics & Leadership
Queen of France, executed in the Revolution
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAge 30
1756–1791 · Music
Musical prodigy, symphonies & operas
Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary WollstonecraftAge 27
1759–1797 · Philosophy & Thought
Vindication of the Rights of Woman, feminist pioneer
Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich SchillerAge 27
1759–1805 · Literature
German poet of the Ode to Joy
Hokusai
HokusaiAge 26
1760–1849 · Art
The Great Wave, Japanese master printmaker
Andrew Jackson
Andrew JacksonAge 19
1767–1845 · Politics & Leadership
Seventh President of the United States
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy AdamsAge 19
1767–1848 · Politics & Leadership
Sixth President of the United States
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon BonaparteAge 17
1769–1821 · Politics & Leadership
Emperor of France, military genius
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van BeethovenAge 16
1770–1827 · Music
Symphonies composed while going deaf
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelAge 16
1770–1831 · Philosophy & Thought
German idealist philosopher
Jane Austen
Jane AustenAge 11
1775–1817 · Literature
Pride and Prejudice
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Carl Friedrich GaussAge 9
1777–1855 · Science & Invention
Mathematician called the Prince of Mathematicians
Niccolò Paganini
Niccolò PaganiniAge 4
1782–1840 · Music
Virtuoso violinist, the Devil's violinist
Simón Bolívar
Simón BolívarAge 3
1783–1830 · Politics & Leadership
Liberator of South America
Jacob Grimm
Jacob GrimmAge 1
1785–1863 · Literature
Grimm's Fairy Tales

Also Born in 1786

1786–1826 · born November 18
German composer (1786–1826)
1786–1853 · born February 26
French physicist and astronomer (1786–1853)
1786–1868 · born August 25
King of Bavaria from 1825 to 1848
1786–1859 · born February 24
German author (1786–1859)
1786–1848 · born September 18
King of Denmark from 1839 to 1848
1786–1853 · born April 7
Vice President of the United States in 1853
1786–1859 · born May 8
French Catholic priest and saint (1786–1859)
1786–1836 · born August 17
American politician and frontiersman (1786–1836)

Died in 1786

Frederick the Great
Frederick the Great
1712–1786 · Politics & Leadership
King of Prussia and military strategist

Also Died in 1786

1712–1786 · died August 17
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786
1742–1786 · died May 21
Swedish German chemist who discovered oxygen (1742–1786)
1717–1786 · died May 25
King of Portugal from 1777 to 1786
1729–1786 · died January 4
German philosopher and theologian (1729–1786)
1742–1786 · died June 19
American military officer and planter (1742–1786)

Sources

  1. 1786 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
  2. Benjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
  3. Frederick the Great — Wikipedia
  4. Adam Smith — Wikipedia
  5. Immanuel Kant — Wikipedia
  6. Catherine the Great — Wikipedia
  7. George Washington — Wikipedia
  8. Joseph Haydn — Wikipedia
  9. John Adams — Wikipedia
  10. James Watt — Wikipedia
  11. Thomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
  12. Toussaint Louverture — Wikipedia
  13. Francisco Goya — Wikipedia
  14. Edward Jenner — Wikipedia
  15. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — Wikipedia
  16. James Madison — Wikipedia
  17. Marie Antoinette — Wikipedia
  18. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Wikipedia
  19. Mary Wollstonecraft — Wikipedia
  20. Friedrich Schiller — Wikipedia
  21. Hokusai — Wikipedia
  22. Andrew Jackson — Wikipedia
  23. John Quincy Adams — Wikipedia
  24. Napoleon — Wikipedia
  25. Ludwig van Beethoven — Wikipedia
  26. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel — Wikipedia
  27. Jane Austen — Wikipedia
  28. Carl Friedrich Gauss — Wikipedia
  29. Niccolò Paganini — Wikipedia
  30. Simón Bolívar — Wikipedia
  31. Jacob Grimm — Wikipedia
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