Famous Birthdays In 1740

Feb 03 On this day in history birth of guillaume Lasceux, composer

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

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 on this day in history.

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

Mar 19 Johann Georg Roser, composer was born on this day in history.

Mar 19 Joseph F Weigl, German/Austrian(?), violin cellist was born on this day in history.

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

Apr 02 On this day in history birth of armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500)

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

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

May 02 Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society was born in the year 1740.

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 Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born in the year 1740.

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

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

Jun 21 In the year 1740 birth of hendrik van Wijn, Dutch archivist (Algemeen Rijksarchief)

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 in the year 1740.

Aug 15 On this day in history birth of m Claudius, writer

Aug 15 On this day in history birth of matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)

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

Aug 26 In the year 1740 birth of joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)

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 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 on this day in history.

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Jan 02 In the year 1740 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 Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87 on this day in history.

Feb 09 Vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1740.

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

Apr 23 Thomas Tickell, poet, dies on this day in history.

Apr 25 In the year 1740 death of shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhat, also known as Baji Rao I, a general and Peshwa (b. 1699)