{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1740

Feb 03 Guillaume Lasceux, composer was born in the year 1740.  

Feb 07 In the year 1740 birth of adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP  

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

Feb 15 Ernst Eichner, composer was born in the year 1740.  

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni)  

Feb 17 Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist was born in the year 1740.  

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

Mar 19 In the year 1740 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 in the year 1740.  

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 In the year 1740 birth of elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society  

May 07 On this day in history 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 Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine) was born in the year 1740.  

Jun 08 Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 11 On this day in history birth of luigi Gatti, composer  

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

Jun 21 Hendrik van Wijn, Dutch archivist (Algemeen Rijksarchief) was born in the year 1740.  

Jul 27 Jeanne Baré, French explorer (d. 1803) was born in the year 1740.  

Aug 10 On this day in history birth of samuel Arnold, composer  

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

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

Aug 15 In the year 1740 birth of matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)  

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

Aug 26 In the year 1740 birth of joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)  

Sep 07 Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor (d. 1814) was born in the year 1740.  

Sep 12 Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (d. 1817) was born in the year 1740.  

Sep 23 Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1813) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72 in the year 1740.  

Jan 27 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1740.