Famous Birthdays In 1740

Feb 03 In the year 1740 birth of guillaume Lasceux, composer  

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

Feb 12 Matej Sojka, composer was born in the year 1740.  

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

Mar 06 In the year 1740 birth of giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica)  

Mar 19 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Roser, composer  

Mar 19 In the year 1740 birth of joseph F Weigl, German/Austrian(?), violin cellist  

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

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

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

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

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

May 07 In the year 1740 birth of nikolai Arkharov, Russian general (d. 1814)  

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

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

Jun 08 On this day in history birth of gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer  

Jun 11 In the year 1740 birth of luigi Gatti, composer  

Jun 18 In the year 1740 birth of karel van Poucke, Flemish sculptor  

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

Jul 27 On this day in history birth of jeanne Baré, French explorer (d. 1803)  

Aug 10 In the year 1740 birth of samuel Arnold, composer  

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

Aug 15 On this day in history birth of m Claudius, writer  

Aug 15 Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815) was born in the year 1740.  

Aug 23 Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) was born in the year 1740.  

Aug 26 Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) was born in the year 1740.  

Sep 07 On this day in history birth of johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor (d. 1814)  

Sep 12 Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (d. 1817) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 23 Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1813) was born in the year 1740.  

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

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

Oct 20 Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women) was born in the year 1740.  

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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 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1740 death of pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)  

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

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.