Page 2: Historical Events In 1740

Aug 13   Hunger strike in Rotterdam   

Aug 14   Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23).   

Aug 15   M Claudius, writer.   

Aug 23   Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)   

Aug 26   Joseph Montgolfier, With his brother invented the hot air balloon is born   

Aug 26   Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning).   

Oct 08   Chinese assault on Diestpoort Batavia.   

Oct 08   Michel-Julien Mathieu, composer   

Oct 09   Neth gov-general Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia   

Oct 14   Joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Neth Indies (1801-05)   

Oct 17   Ivan VI is recorded as becoming Czar of Russia   

Oct 20   Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)   

Oct 20   Karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies   

Oct 20   Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia   

Oct 26   Ernest Louis Muller, composer.   

Oct 28   Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47   

Oct 28   Ivan VI is recorded as becoming czar of Russia [OS=Oct 17]   

Oct 29   James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

Oct 29   James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist is born.   

Oct 31   William Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence).   

Nov 24   John Bacon, English sculptor   

Dec 13   Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer   

Dec 16   Prussian Libya falls to Silezie   

Dec 26   Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies   

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Feb 03   Guillaume lasceux: Composer   

Feb 07   Adam-philippe custine: French earl/general/mp   

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   

Jan 02   Johann georg weichenberger: Composer,    

Jan 05   Antonio lotti: Italian opera composer,    

Jan 27   Louis henri: Duc de bourbon, prime minister of france (b. 1692)   

Feb 08   Clement xii: [lorenzo corsini], blind pope (1730-40),   

Feb 09   Vincenz lubeck: Composer,    

Feb 29   Pietro ottoboni: Italian cardinal (b. 1667)   

Apr 23   Thomas tickell: Poet,   

Apr 25   Shrimant baji rao vishwanath bhat: Also known as baji rao i, a general and peshwa (b. 1699)