Famous Deaths Happened In 1740

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

Jan 05 Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 29 Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667) died in the year 1740.  

Apr 23 On this day in history thomas Tickell, poet, dies  

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)  

May 15 On this day in history death of ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. 1680)  

May 31 Frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51 in the year 1740.  

Jun 01 Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (b. 1657) died on this day in history.  

Jun 06 Alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony died in the year 1740.  

Jun 17 Sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687) died in the year 1740.  

Jul 19 In the year 1740 francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71  

Oct 05 Johann Philipp Baratier, German scholar (b. 1721) died on this day in history.  

Oct 20 Karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies in the year 1740.  

Oct 28 On this day in history anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47  

Dec 20 Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English military officer and statesman (b. 1675) died in the year 1740.  

Dec 26 On this day in history mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies  

Feb 03 In the year 1740 birth of guillaume Lasceux, composer  

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 In the year 1740 birth of ernst Eichner, composer  

Feb 16 Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) was born in the year 1740.  

Feb 17 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Roser, composer