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

Mar 24 On this day in history birth of john Antes, composer  

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

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 In the year 1740 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 Luigi Gatti, composer was born in the year 1740.  

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 Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23) was born in the year 1740.  

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 In the year 1740 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 23 Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1813) was born in the year 1740.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 02 Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Jan 05 On this day in history 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 Vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1740.  

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 On this day in history death of shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhat, also known as Baji Rao I, a general and Peshwa (b. 1699)