Historical figures in 1696
The atlas holds 4 people and 4 moments here, in 1696. The most recorded lives are Isaac Newton, Johann Sebastian Bach and Jonathan Swift. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Business Leaders.
Notable people
Isaac Newton
in 1696
1 moment here
English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, alchemist, author, and public official.…
Johann Sebastian Bach
in 1696
1 moment here
German Baroque composer, organist, violinist, keyboard virtuoso, and musical director. Born in Eisenach, Bach was educated in Ohrdruf and Lüneburg…
Jonathan Swift
in 1696
1 moment here
Anglo-Irish writer, satirist, political pamphleteer, and Church of Ireland cleric, best known for Gulliver's Travels, A Tale of a Tub, and A Modest…
Daniel Defoe
in 1696
1 moment here
English merchant, political writer, journalist, intelligence agent, and novelist. This chronology records documented physical presences from his…
Moments
- 1696 Brickworks residence at Chadwell Daniel Defoe
- 1696 Begins work at the Royal Mint Isaac Newton
- 1696 Returned to Moor Park Jonathan Swift
- 1696 Documented at Ohrdruf Lyceum Johann Sebastian Bach