Historical Events In 1740

Jan 02   On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63   

Jan 05   In the year 1740 antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72   

Feb 03   On this day in history charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily   

Feb 03   In the year 1740 guillaume Lasceux, composer   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history matej Sojka, composer   

Feb 15   Ernst Eichner, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 06   Giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica) on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Johann Georg Roser, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 24   John Antes, composer in the year 1740.   

Apr 02   Armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500) in the year 1740.   

Apr 04   In the year 1740 wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer   

Apr 18   Francis Baring, banker/merchant on this day in history.   

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

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

May 09   In the year 1740 giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)   

May 31   In the year 1740 frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51   

Jun 02   On this day in history marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine)   

Jun 02   The birth of Marquis de Sade, French author on this day in history.   

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

Jun 08   Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer in the year 1740.   

Jun 11   In the year 1740 luigi Gatti, composer   

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

Jun 21   In the year 1740 hendrik van Wijn, Dutch archivist (Algemeen Rijksarchief)   

Jun 22   King Frederik II of Prussia ends torture & guarantees religion & freedom of the press on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history czarina Anne of Little Russia, expels Jews   

Jul 11   On this day in history jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Czarina Anne   

Jul 17   Prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV in the year 1740.   

Jul 19   Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history samuel Arnold, composer   

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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   Matej Sojka, composer was born in the year 1740.   

Feb 15   On this day in history birth of ernst Eichner, composer   

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

Feb 17   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist was born on this day in history.   

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   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1740 vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85   

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

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

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)