Famous Deaths Happened In 1740

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 in the year 1740.  

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

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

Feb 09 On this day in history vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85  

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.  

May 15 On this day in history death of ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. 1680)  

May 31 In the year 1740 frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51  

Jun 01 Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (b. 1657) died in the year 1740.  

Jun 06 On this day in history death of alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony  

Jun 17 On this day in history death of sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687)  

Jul 19 Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Oct 05 Johann Philipp Baratier, German scholar (b. 1721) died in the year 1740.  

Oct 20 On this day in history karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies  

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

Dec 20 In the year 1740 death of richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English military officer and statesman (b. 1675)  

Dec 26 Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies in the year 1740.  

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

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

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

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of ernst Eichner, composer  

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

Feb 17 Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist was born in the year 1740.  

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

Mar 19 Johann Georg Roser, composer was born on this day in history.