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 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 On this day in history vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85  

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

Apr 23 Thomas Tickell, poet, dies in the year 1740.  

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 On this day in history frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51  

Jun 01 On this day in history death of samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (b. 1657)  

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 Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 in the year 1740.  

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

Oct 20 In the year 1740 karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 26 Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies in the year 1740.  

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

Feb 07 Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP was born in the year 1740.  

Feb 12 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 17 In the year 1740 birth of horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist  

Mar 06 Giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica) was born in the year 1740.  

Mar 19 In the year 1740 birth of johann Georg Roser, composer