Famous Deaths In 1740

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 27 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692) died in the year 1740.  

Feb 08 Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87 in the year 1740.  

Feb 09 On this day in history vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85  

Feb 29 In the year 1740 death of pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)  

Apr 23 Thomas Tickell, poet, dies on this day in history.  

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.  

May 15 On this day in history death of ephraim Chambers, English encyclopaedist (b. 1680)  

May 31 In the year 1740 frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51  

Jun 01 Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (b. 1657) died on this day in history.  

Jun 06 On this day in history death of alexander Spotswood, British governor of Virginia Colony  

Jun 17 On this day in history death of sir William Wyndham, English politician (b. 1687)  

Jul 19 On this day in history francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71  

Oct 05 In the year 1740 death of johann Philipp Baratier, German scholar (b. 1721)  

Oct 20 In the year 1740 karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies  

Oct 28 On this day in history anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47  

Dec 20 Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English military officer and statesman (b. 1675) died in the year 1740.  

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

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

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

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

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of ernst Eichner, composer  

Feb 16 In the year 1740 birth of giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni)  

Feb 17 In the year 1740 birth of horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist  

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