Famous Deaths Happened In 1740

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

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

Jan 27 In the year 1740 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 in the year 1740.  

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

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

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

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)  

May 15 Ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. 1680) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony  

Jun 17 On this day in history death of sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687)  

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

Oct 05 On this day in history death of johann Philipp Baratier, German scholar (b. 1721)  

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1740.  

Feb 16 In the year 1740 birth of giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni)  

Feb 17 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.