Famous Deaths Happened In 1740

Jan 02 Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 in the year 1740.  

Jan 27 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692) died in the year 1740.  

Feb 08 Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Feb 09 Vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1740.  

Feb 29 In the year 1740 death of pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)  

Apr 23 Thomas Tickell, poet, dies in the year 1740.  

Apr 25 On this day in history death of shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhat, also known as Baji Rao I, a general and Peshwa (b. 1699)  

May 15 Ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. 1680) died in the year 1740.  

May 31 On this day in history frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51  

Jun 01 Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (b. 1657) died on this day in history.  

Jun 06 Alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony died in the year 1740.  

Jun 17 Sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687) died in the year 1740.  

Jul 19 In the year 1740 francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71  

Oct 05 On this day in history death of johann Philipp Baratier, German scholar (b. 1721)  

Oct 20 On this day in history karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies  

Oct 28 Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47 in the year 1740.  

Dec 20 On this day in history death of richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English military officer and statesman (b. 1675)  

Dec 26 Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies in the year 1740.  

Feb 03 Guillaume Lasceux, composer was born in the year 1740.  

Feb 07 Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP was born in the year 1740.  

Feb 12 In the year 1740 birth of matej Sojka, composer  

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of ernst Eichner, composer  

Feb 16 In the year 1740 birth of giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni)  

Feb 17 Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist was born on this day in history.  

Mar 06 In the year 1740 birth of giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica)  

Mar 19 Johann Georg Roser, composer was born in the year 1740.