Famous Birthdays 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 on this day in history.

Feb 12 In the year 1740 birth of matej Sojka, composer

Feb 15 Ernst Eichner, composer was born in the year 1740.

Feb 16 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica)

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

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 in the year 1740.

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 In the year 1740 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 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 On this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer

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

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

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 In the year 1740 birth of samuel Arnold, composer

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 on this day in history.

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 in the year 1740.

Aug 26 Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) was born in the year 1740.

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

Sep 12 In the year 1740 birth of johann Heinrich Jung, German author (d. 1817)

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

Oct 08 On this day in history birth of michel-Julien Mathieu, composer

Oct 14 On this day in history birth of joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Neth Indies (1801-05)

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 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 on this day in history.

Feb 09 Vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.

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

Apr 23 In the year 1740 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)