Page 2: Historical Events In 1740

Aug 13   Hunger strike in Rotterdam on this day in history.   

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

Aug 15   In the year 1740 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   Chinese assault on Diestpoort Batavia on this day in history.   

Oct 08   On this day in history michel-Julien Mathieu, composer   

Oct 09   Neth gov-general Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Neth Indies (1801-05) in the year 1740.   

Oct 17   On this day in history ivan VI becomes Czar of Russia   

Oct 20   On this day in history belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women)   

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

Oct 20   Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia on this day in history.   

Oct 26   In the year 1740 ernest Louis Muller, composer   

Oct 28   In the year 1740 anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47   

Oct 28   On this day in history ivan VI becomes czar of Russia [OS=Oct 17]   

Oct 29   James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer in the year 1740.   

Oct 29   In the year 1740 the birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist   

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   On this day in history franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer   

Dec 16   On this day in history prussian Libya falls to Silezie   

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

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

Feb 07   On this day in history birth of adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP   

Feb 12   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 02   Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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   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 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 in the year 1740.