Historical Events In 1740

Jan 02   Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63   

Jan 05   Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72.   

Feb 03   Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily.   

Feb 03   Guillaume Lasceux, composer   

Feb 07   Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP.   

Feb 08   Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87   

Feb 09   Vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85   

Feb 12   Matej Sojka, composer   

Feb 15   Ernst Eichner, composer.   

Feb 16   Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni).   

Feb 17   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist.   

Mar 06   Giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica)   

Mar 19   Johann Georg Roser, composer.   

Mar 24   John Antes, composer.   

Apr 02   Armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500)   

Apr 04   Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer   

Apr 18   Francis Baring, banker/merchant.   

Apr 23   Thomas Tickell, poet, dies   

May 02   Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, are discovered Amer Biblical Society.   

May 09   Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)   

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

Jun 02   Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine)   

Jun 02   Marquis de Sade, French author is born   

Jun 06   Alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony   

Jun 08   Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

Jun 11   Luigi Gatti, composer.   

Jun 18   Karel van Poucke, Flemish sculptor.   

Jun 21   Hendrik van Wijn, Dutch archivist (Algemeen Rijksarchief)   

Jun 22   King Frederik II of Prussia ends torture and guarantees religion and freedom of the press.   

Jul 11   Czarina Anne of Little Russia, expels Jews.   

Jul 11   Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Czarina Anne.   

Jul 17   Prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV.   

Jul 19   Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71   

Aug 10   Samuel Arnold, composer   

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

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   Ernst Eichner, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 16   On this day in history 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 in the year 1740.   

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

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

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

Jan 27   Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692) died in the year 1740.   

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

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   In the year 1740 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.