Famous Birthdays In 1740

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

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

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

Feb 15 Ernst Eichner, composer was born in the year 1740.

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

Feb 17 In the year 1740 birth of horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist

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

Mar 19 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Roser, composer

Mar 19 In the year 1740 birth of joseph F Weigl, German/Austrian(?), violin cellist

Mar 24 In the year 1740 birth of john Antes, composer

Apr 02 Armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500) was born in the year 1740.

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

Apr 18 Francis Baring, banker/merchant was born on this day in history.

May 02 In the year 1740 birth of elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society

May 07 Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born in the year 1740.

May 09 On this day in history birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)

Jun 02 On this day in history birth of marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine)

Jun 08 On this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer

Jun 11 In the year 1740 birth of luigi Gatti, composer

Jun 18 In the year 1740 birth of karel van Poucke, Flemish sculptor

Jun 21 Hendrik van Wijn, Dutch archivist (Algemeen Rijksarchief) was born on this day in history.

Jul 27 On this day in history birth of jeanne Baré, French explorer (d. 1803)

Aug 10 Samuel Arnold, composer was born on this day in history.

Aug 14 Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23) was born on this day in history.

Aug 15 M Claudius, writer was born in the year 1740.

Aug 15 In the year 1740 birth of matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)

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

Aug 26 Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) was born in the year 1740.

Sep 07 On this day in history birth of johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor (d. 1814)

Sep 12 On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Jung, German author (d. 1817)

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

Oct 08 On this day in history birth of michel-Julien Mathieu, composer

Oct 14 In the year 1740 birth of joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Neth Indies (1801-05)

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

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Jan 02 In the year 1740 johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63

Jan 05 On this day in history antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72

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 In the year 1740 vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85

Feb 29 Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667) died in the year 1740.

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.