Historical figures in 1769

The atlas holds 9 people and 15 moments here, in 1769. The most recorded lives are James Cook, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Napoleon Bonaparte. Among them Writers, Military Leaders and Musicians and Composers.

Notable people

  1. David Hume

    in 1769

    1 moment here

    Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist. Hume’s documented movements include formative stays in Bristol and France; residences at…

  2. Francisco Goya

    in 1769

    1 moment here

    Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born at Fuendetodos, Aragon, and died at Bordeaux, France.…

  3. James Cook

    in 1769

    5 moments here

    British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer whose surveys of Newfoundland and three Pacific voyages transformed European geographic knowledge of…

  4. James Madison

    in 1769

    1 moment here

    James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…

  5. James Watt

    in 1769

    1 moment here

    Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist whose separate-condenser improvement to the steam engine was foundational to industrialization.…

  6. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    in 1769

    1 moment here

    Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

  7. Muhammad Ali of Egypt

    in 1769

    1 moment here

    Ottoman Albanian military commander and wālī of Egypt from 1805 to 1848. Muhammad Ali consolidated power in Egypt, undertook campaigns in Arabia and…

  8. Napoleon Bonaparte

    in 1769

    1 moment here

    French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…

  9. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    in 1769

    3 moments here

    Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

Moments

  1. 1769 Return to Edinburgh David Hume
  2. 1769 Enrollment at the College of New Jersey James Madison
  3. 1769 Steam-engine experiments at Kinneil James Watt
  4. 1769 Farmhouse near Grenoble Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  5. 1769 Birth in Ottoman Albania Muhammad Ali of Egypt
  6. 1769 Anchors in Matavai Bay, Tahiti James Cook
  7. 1769 Departure for Italy Francisco Goya
  8. 1769 Lands on Huahine James Cook
  9. 1769 Born at Maison Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte
  10. 1769 Lands at Poverty Bay James Cook
  11. 1769 Anchors in Bay of Islands James Cook
  12. 1769 Explores Mercury Bay James Cook
  13. 1769 Crosses the Brenner Pass Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  14. 1769 Departs Salzburg for Italy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  15. 1769 Travels through Innsbruck Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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