Who Was Alive

Were George Frideric Handel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart alive at the same time?

Yes. George Frideric Handel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were alive at the same time for 3 years, from 1756 to 1759.

George Frideric Handel was 70 when Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was 3 when George Frideric Handel died, aged 74.

George Frideric Handel

German-British Baroque composer

Born 23 February 1685 (Julian calendar) · died 14 April 1759, aged 74

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer of the Classical period

Born 27 January 1756 · died 5 December 1791, aged 35

  1. Isaac Newton
  2. George Frideric Handel
  3. Johann Sebastian Bach
  4. Voltaire
  5. George Washington
  6. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  7. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  8. Ludwig van Beethoven
  9. Napoleon
George Frideric Handel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.