Famous Birthdays In 1740

Feb 03 Guillaume Lasceux, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 07 On this day in history birth of adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP  

Feb 12 Matej Sojka, composer was born in the year 1740.  

Feb 15 In the year 1740 birth of ernst Eichner, composer  

Feb 16 Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 17 Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist was born in the year 1740.  

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.  

Mar 19 On this day in history birth of joseph F Weigl, German/Austrian(?), violin cellist  

Mar 24 On this day in history birth of john Antes, composer  

Apr 02 Armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 04 On this day in history birth of wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer  

Apr 18 In the year 1740 birth of francis Baring, banker/merchant  

May 02 On this day in history birth of elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society  

May 07 In the year 1740 birth of nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)  

May 09 Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 02 In the year 1740 birth of marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine)  

Jun 08 In the year 1740 birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer  

Jun 11 Luigi Gatti, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 18 Karel van Poucke, Flemish sculptor was born in the year 1740.  

Jun 21 Hendrik van Wijn, Dutch archivist (Algemeen Rijksarchief) was born in the year 1740.  

Jul 27 In the year 1740 birth of jeanne Baré, French explorer (d. 1803)  

Aug 10 In the year 1740 birth of samuel Arnold, composer  

Aug 14 In the year 1740 birth of pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23)  

Aug 15 In the year 1740 birth of m Claudius, writer  

Aug 15 Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815) was born in the year 1740.  

Aug 23 On this day in history birth of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)  

Aug 26 On this day in history birth of joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)  

Sep 07 In the year 1740 birth of johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor (d. 1814)  

Sep 12 Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (d. 1817) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 23 In the year 1740 birth of empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1813)  

Oct 08 In the year 1740 birth of michel-Julien Mathieu, composer  

Oct 14 Joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Neth Indies (1801-05) was born in the year 1740.  

Oct 20 On this day in history birth of belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)  

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Jan 02 On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63  

Jan 05 In the year 1740 antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72  

Jan 27 On this day in history death of louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692)  

Feb 08 Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87 in the year 1740.  

Feb 09 Vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 23 In the year 1740 thomas Tickell, poet, dies  

Apr 25 Shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhat, also known as Baji Rao I, a general and Peshwa (b. 1699) died on this day in history.