Historical Events 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.   

Feb 03   Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily in the year 1740.   

Feb 03   On this day in history guillaume Lasceux, composer   

Feb 07   On this day in history adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP   

Feb 08   In the year 1740 clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87   

Feb 09   In the year 1740 vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85   

Feb 12   Matej Sojka, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history ernst Eichner, composer   

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

Feb 17   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist in the year 1740.   

Mar 06   In the year 1740 giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica)   

Mar 19   On this day in history johann Georg Roser, composer   

Mar 24   On this day in history john Antes, composer   

Apr 02   In the year 1740 armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500)   

Apr 04   Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer in the year 1740.   

Apr 18   On this day in history francis Baring, banker/merchant   

Apr 23   In the year 1740 thomas Tickell, poet, dies   

May 02   Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society on this day in history.   

May 09   Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) in the year 1740.   

May 31   On this day in history frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51   

Jun 02   Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine) in the year 1740.   

Jun 02   In the year 1740 the birth of Marquis de Sade, French author   

Jun 06   Alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony on this day in history.   

Jun 08   In the year 1740 gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

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

Jun 18   In the year 1740 karel van Poucke, Flemish sculptor   

Jun 21   On this day in history hendrik van Wijn, Dutch archivist (Algemeen Rijksarchief)   

Jun 22   On this day in history king Frederik II of Prussia ends torture & guarantees religion & freedom of the press   

Jul 11   Czarina Anne of Little Russia, expels Jews in the year 1740.   

Jul 11   Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Czarina Anne in the year 1740.   

Jul 17   Prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 in the year 1740.   

Aug 10   In the year 1740 samuel Arnold, composer   

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

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

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

Feb 15   In the year 1740 birth of ernst Eichner, composer   

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   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   

Jan 02   In the year 1740 johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63   

Jan 05   Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 in the year 1740.   

Jan 27   In the year 1740 death of louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692)   

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

Apr 23   In the year 1740 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)