Famous Personalities Born 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 In the year 1740 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 In the year 1740 birth of horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist  

Mar 06 Giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica) was born on this day in history.  

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

Mar 19 Joseph F Weigl, German/Austrian(?), violin cellist was born in the year 1740.  

Mar 24 John Antes, composer was born in the year 1740.  

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

Apr 04 In the year 1740 birth of wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer  

Apr 18 On this day in history birth of francis Baring, banker/merchant  

May 02 Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society was born on this day in history.  

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

May 09 Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born in the year 1740.  

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

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

Jun 11 On this day in history birth of luigi Gatti, composer  

Jun 18 On this day in history birth of karel van Poucke, Flemish sculptor  

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

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

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

Aug 15 Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 23 In the year 1740 birth of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)  

Aug 26 Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 07 Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor (d. 1814) was born on this day in history.  

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

Sep 23 Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1813) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 08 Michel-Julien Mathieu, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Oct 20 In the year 1740 birth of belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)  

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Jan 02 Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1740.  

Jan 05 In the year 1740 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 in the year 1740.  

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

Feb 29 On this day in history death of pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)  

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 in the year 1740.