What was the best year to be born to witness the most 'happenings' historically? Let's be super generous and assume you live to be 80 and can travel easily.
>be born in 1770
>be 6 when the US Revolution starts
>13 when the US Revolution ends
>19 when the French Revolution starts
>23 when the French King is executed
>35 during the Battle of Austerlitz
>36 during the Battle of Jena
>41 during Napoleon's fun times in Russia
>45 during the Battle of Waterloo
>55 when the first railway is opened
>57 when the first photograph is taken
>60 during the 1830 Revolutions
>66 during the Alamo
>78 during the 1848 Revolutions and the Mexican-American War
BONUS POINTS: find a famous guy that was born around that year. My choice: Metternich (1773-1859)
I'm sure there are plenty of happenings in store for our generation.
>>1375132
Probably being born right before the civil war and seeing the civil war, ww1, and then ww2
>>1375132
65 million BC so i could see the dinos explode