Historical Events In 1740

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

Jan 05   On this day in history antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72   

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   In the year 1740 clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87   

Feb 09   Vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1740 matej Sojka, composer   

Feb 15   Ernst Eichner, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 19   In the year 1740 johann Georg Roser, composer   

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

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

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

Apr 18   On this day in history francis Baring, banker/merchant   

Apr 23   In the year 1740 thomas Tickell, poet, dies   

May 02   In the year 1740 elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society   

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

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

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

Jun 02   On this day in history the birth of Marquis de Sade, French author   

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

Jun 08   In the year 1740 gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

Jun 11   Luigi Gatti, composer in the year 1740.   

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

Jun 21   In the year 1740 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   In the year 1740 czarina Anne of Little Russia, expels Jews   

Jul 11   In the year 1740 jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Czarina Anne   

Jul 17   Prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV on this day in history.   

Jul 19   On this day in history francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71   

Aug 10   In the year 1740 samuel Arnold, composer   

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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   In the year 1740 birth of matej Sojka, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

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

Apr 23   Thomas Tickell, poet, dies in the year 1740.   

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)