Historical Events In 1740

Aug 13   Hunger strike in Rotterdam in the year 1740.   

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

Aug 15   M Claudius, writer on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) in the year 1740.   

Aug 26   The birth of Joseph Montgolfier, With his brother invented the hot air balloon on this day in history.   

Oct 08   On this day in history chinese assault on Diestpoort Batavia   

Oct 08   Michel-Julien Mathieu, composer on this day in history.   

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

Oct 14   On this day in history joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Neth Indies (1801-05)   

Oct 17   In the year 1740 ivan VI becomes Czar of Russia   

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

Oct 20   Karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 20   Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia in the year 1740.   

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

Oct 28   Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47 in the year 1740.   

Oct 28   Ivan VI becomes czar of Russia [OS=Oct 17] in the year 1740.   

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

Oct 29   The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist in the year 1740.   

Oct 31   William Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) on this day in history.   

Nov 24   In the year 1740 john Bacon, English sculptor   

Dec 13   On this day in history franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer   

Dec 16   In the year 1740 prussian Libya falls to Silezie   

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

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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   Ernst Eichner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 29   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.