Historical Events In 1740

Jan 02   Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1740.   

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

Feb 03   On this day in history charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily   

Feb 03   Guillaume Lasceux, composer on this day in history.   

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

Feb 08   On this day in history clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87   

Feb 09   In the year 1740 vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85   

Feb 12   Matej Sojka, composer in the year 1740.   

Feb 15   In the year 1740 ernst Eichner, composer   

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

Feb 17   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 24   On this day in history john Antes, composer   

Apr 02   In the year 1740 armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500)   

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

Apr 18   Francis Baring, banker/merchant on this day in history.   

Apr 23   Thomas Tickell, poet, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 02   Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine) in the year 1740.   

Jun 02   The birth of Marquis de Sade, French author on this day in history.   

Jun 06   Alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony on this day in history.   

Jun 08   In the year 1740 gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

Jun 11   In the year 1740 luigi Gatti, composer   

Jun 18   Karel van Poucke, Flemish sculptor in the year 1740.   

Jun 21   On this day in history hendrik van Wijn, Dutch archivist (Algemeen Rijksarchief)   

Jun 22   On this day in history king Frederik II of Prussia ends torture & guarantees religion & freedom of the press   

Jul 11   Czarina Anne of Little Russia, expels Jews on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Czarina Anne   

Jul 17   On this day in history prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV   

Jul 19   Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 in the year 1740.   

Aug 10   In the year 1740 samuel Arnold, composer   

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Feb 03   On this day in history birth of guillaume Lasceux, composer   

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

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   Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1740 birth of horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist   

Mar 06   Giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1740 johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63   

Jan 05   In the year 1740 antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72   

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   In the year 1740 vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85   

Feb 29   Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667) died in the year 1740.   

Apr 23   On this day in history thomas Tickell, poet, dies   

Apr 25   On this day in history death of shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhat, also known as Baji Rao I, a general and Peshwa (b. 1699)