Historical Events In 1740

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

Jan 05   On this day in history antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72   

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

Feb 03   In the year 1740 guillaume Lasceux, composer   

Feb 07   In the year 1740 adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP   

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 in the year 1740.   

Feb 12   In the year 1740 matej Sojka, composer   

Feb 15   Ernst Eichner, composer in the year 1740.   

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

Feb 17   On this day in history horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist   

Mar 06   On this day in history giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica)   

Mar 19   In the year 1740 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   On this day in history wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer   

Apr 18   In the year 1740 francis Baring, banker/merchant   

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

May 02   Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society in the year 1740.   

May 09   On this day in history giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)   

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

Jun 02   Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine) on this day in history.   

Jun 02   On this day in history the birth of Marquis de Sade, French author   

Jun 06   On this day in history alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony   

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

Jun 11   In the year 1740 luigi Gatti, composer   

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

Jul 17   In the year 1740 prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV   

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

Aug 10   In the year 1740 samuel Arnold, composer   

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Feb 03   Guillaume Lasceux, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Johann Georg Roser, composer was born in the year 1740.   

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

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

Feb 29   Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667) died on this day in history.   

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

Apr 25   Shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhat, also known as Baji Rao I, a general and Peshwa (b. 1699) died on this day in history.