Page 2: Historical Events In 1740

Aug 13   Hunger strike in Rotterdam in the year 1740.   

Aug 14   In the year 1740 pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23)   

Aug 15   On this day in history m Claudius, writer   

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

Aug 26   On this day in history joseph-Michel Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)   

Aug 26   The birth of Joseph Montgolfier, With his brother invented the hot air balloon in the year 1740.   

Oct 08   In the year 1740 chinese assault on Diestpoort Batavia   

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

Oct 09   On this day in history neth gov-general Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia   

Oct 14   In the year 1740 joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Neth Indies (1801-05)   

Oct 17   Ivan VI becomes Czar of Russia on this day in history.   

Oct 20   In the year 1740 belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)   

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

Oct 20   In the year 1740 maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia   

Oct 26   Ernest Louis Muller, composer in the year 1740.   

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

Oct 28   Ivan VI becomes czar of Russia [OS=Oct 17] on this day in history.   

Oct 29   In the year 1740 james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

Oct 29   The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist on this day in history.   

Oct 31   In the year 1740 william Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

Nov 24   On this day in history john Bacon, English sculptor   

Dec 13   Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer in the year 1740.   

Dec 16   Prussian Libya falls to Silezie on this day in history.   

Dec 26   Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history 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 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.