Famous Personalities Born In 1740

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

Feb 07 In the year 1740 birth of adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP  

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 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 Johann Georg Roser, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 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 in the year 1740.  

May 09 In the year 1740 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 In the year 1740 birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer  

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

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 Jeanne Baré, French explorer (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 12 Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (d. 1817) was born in the year 1740.  

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 In the year 1740 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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 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)