Famous Deaths Happened In 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 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 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 In the year 1740 death of pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)  

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 in the year 1740.  

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

May 31 Frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51 in the year 1740.  

Jun 01 On this day in history death of samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (b. 1657)  

Jun 06 Alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony died in the year 1740.  

Jun 17 In the year 1740 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 On this day in history death of johann Philipp Baratier, German scholar (b. 1721)  

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

Oct 28 On this day in history anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47  

Dec 20 Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English military officer and statesman (b. 1675) died in the year 1740.  

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

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

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

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

Feb 15 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Roser, composer