Historical Events In 1740

Aug 13   Hunger strike in Rotterdam in the year 1740.   

Aug 14   In the year 1740 pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23)   

Aug 15   M Claudius, writer on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1740 ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)   

Aug 26   Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) on this day in history.   

Aug 26   The birth of Joseph Montgolfier, With his brother invented the hot air balloon on this day in history.   

Oct 08   In the year 1740 chinese assault on Diestpoort Batavia   

Oct 08   In the year 1740 michel-Julien Mathieu, composer   

Oct 09   Neth gov-general Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia in the year 1740.   

Oct 14   Joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Neth Indies (1801-05) on this day in history.   

Oct 17   Ivan VI becomes Czar of Russia on this day in history.   

Oct 20   Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women) in the year 1740.   

Oct 20   Karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies in the year 1740.   

Oct 20   On this day in history maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia   

Oct 26   On this day in history ernest Louis Muller, composer   

Oct 28   Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47 in the year 1740.   

Oct 28   Ivan VI becomes czar of Russia [OS=Oct 17] on this day in history.   

Oct 29   James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer on this day in history.   

Oct 29   The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist on this day in history.   

Oct 31   In the year 1740 william Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

Nov 24   On this day in history john Bacon, English sculptor   

Dec 13   In the year 1740 franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer   

Dec 16   Prussian Libya falls to Silezie on this day in history.   

Dec 26   In the year 1740 mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies   

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Feb 03   Guillaume Lasceux, composer was born in the year 1740.   

Feb 07   Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692) died in the year 1740.   

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   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 in the year 1740.