{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1740

Feb 03 In the year 1740 birth of guillaume Lasceux, composer  

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

Feb 12 On this day in history birth of matej Sojka, composer  

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

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 In the year 1740 birth of giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica)  

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

Mar 19 Joseph F Weigl, German/Austrian(?), violin cellist was born in the year 1740.  

Mar 24 John Antes, composer was born in the year 1740.  

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

Apr 04 Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer was born in the year 1740.  

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

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

May 07 In the year 1740 birth of nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)  

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

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

Jun 08 On this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer  

Jun 11 Luigi Gatti, composer was born in the year 1740.  

Jun 18 Karel van Poucke, Flemish sculptor was born on this day in history.  

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

Jul 27 Jeanne Baré, French explorer (d. 1803) was born in the year 1740.  

Aug 10 Samuel Arnold, composer was born in the year 1740.  

Aug 14 Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23) was born in the year 1740.  

Aug 15 In the year 1740 birth of m Claudius, writer  

Aug 15 In the year 1740 birth of matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)  

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

Aug 26 Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) was born in the year 1740.  

Sep 07 On this day in history birth of johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor (d. 1814)  

Sep 12 On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Jung, German author (d. 1817)  

Sep 23 On this day in history birth of empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1813)  

Oct 08 Michel-Julien Mathieu, composer was born in the year 1740.  

Oct 14 On this day in history birth of joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Neth Indies (1801-05)  

Oct 20 On this day in history birth of belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)  

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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 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1740 death of shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhat, also known as Baji Rao I, a general and Peshwa (b. 1699)