Famous Personalities Born In 1740

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

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

Feb 12 On this day in history birth of matej Sojka, composer  

Feb 15 Ernst Eichner, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 16 Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) was born in the year 1740.  

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.  

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

Mar 24 John Antes, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 02 In the year 1740 birth of armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500)  

Apr 04 Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 18 Francis Baring, banker/merchant was born in the year 1740.  

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

May 07 Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jun 02 Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine) was born in the year 1740.  

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

Jun 11 Luigi Gatti, composer was born in the year 1740.  

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

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

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

Aug 10 Samuel Arnold, composer was born in the year 1740.  

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 On this day in history birth of matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)  

Aug 23 Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born on this day in history.  

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

Sep 07 Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor (d. 1814) was born in the year 1740.  

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

Sep 23 On this day in history birth of empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1813)  

Oct 08 Michel-Julien Mathieu, composer was born in the year 1740.  

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

Oct 20 Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women) was born in the year 1740.  

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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 on this day in history.  

Feb 09 On this day in history vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85  

Feb 29 Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667) died on this day in history.  

Apr 23 On this day in history 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.