Famous Birthdays In 1740

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

Feb 07 Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1740.  

Feb 17 On this day in history birth of horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist  

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

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

Mar 19 Joseph F Weigl, German/Austrian(?), violin cellist was born in the year 1740.  

Mar 24 On this day in history birth of john Antes, composer  

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

Apr 04 On this day in history birth of wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer  

Apr 18 Francis Baring, banker/merchant was born on this day in history.  

May 02 Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society was born in the year 1740.  

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 In the year 1740 birth of marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine)  

Jun 08 Gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer was born in the year 1740.  

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

Jun 18 Karel van Poucke, Flemish sculptor was born on this day in history.  

Jun 21 In the year 1740 birth of hendrik van Wijn, Dutch archivist (Algemeen Rijksarchief)  

Jul 27 In the year 1740 birth of jeanne Baré, French explorer (d. 1803)  

Aug 10 Samuel Arnold, composer was born in the year 1740.  

Aug 14 Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 15 In the year 1740 birth of m Claudius, writer  

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 Joseph Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1740 birth of empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1813)  

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

Oct 14 Joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Neth Indies (1801-05) was born on this day in history.  

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

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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 On this day in history death of louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692)  

Feb 08 In the year 1740 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 In the year 1740 thomas Tickell, poet, dies  

Apr 25 On this day in history death of shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhat, also known as Baji Rao I, a general and Peshwa (b. 1699)