Famous Personalities Born In 1740

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

Feb 07 On this day in history birth of adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP  

Feb 12 Matej Sojka, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist was born on this day in history.  

Mar 06 Giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica) was born in the year 1740.  

Mar 19 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Roser, composer  

Mar 19 In the year 1740 birth of joseph F Weigl, German/Austrian(?), violin cellist  

Mar 24 John Antes, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 02 On this day in history birth of armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500)  

Apr 04 On this day in history birth of wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer  

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

May 02 On this day in history birth of elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society  

May 07 Nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814) was born in the year 1740.  

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

Jun 02 In the year 1740 birth of marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine)  

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

Jun 11 On this day in history birth of luigi Gatti, composer  

Jun 18 On this day in history birth of karel van Poucke, Flemish sculptor  

Jun 21 On this day in history 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 In the year 1740 birth of samuel Arnold, composer  

Aug 14 Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 15 M Claudius, writer was born in the year 1740.  

Aug 15 On this day in history birth of matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)  

Aug 23 On this day in history birth of ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)  

Aug 26 On this day in history birth of joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)  

Sep 07 In the year 1740 birth of johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor (d. 1814)  

Sep 12 In the year 1740 birth of johann Heinrich Jung, German author (d. 1817)  

Sep 23 Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1813) was born in the year 1740.  

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

Oct 14 In the year 1740 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 On this day in history johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63  

Jan 05 Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 in the year 1740.  

Jan 27 In the year 1740 death of louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692)  

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 in the year 1740.  

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

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.