Historical Events In 1740

Jan 02   Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history antonio Lotti, Italian opera composer, dies at about 72   

Feb 03   On this day in history charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily   

Feb 03   Guillaume Lasceux, composer on this day in history.   

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

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 12   Matej Sojka, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1740 ernst Eichner, composer   

Feb 16   Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) in the year 1740.   

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

Mar 06   Giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica) on this day in history.   

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

Mar 24   John Antes, composer in the year 1740.   

Apr 02   On this day in history armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500)   

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

Apr 18   Francis Baring, banker/merchant in the year 1740.   

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

May 02   In the year 1740 elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society   

May 09   Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 02   Marquis de Sade, 1st known sadist/writer (Justine) on this day in history.   

Jun 02   On this day in history the birth of Marquis de Sade, French author   

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

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

Jun 11   On this day in history luigi Gatti, composer   

Jun 18   Karel van Poucke, Flemish sculptor in the year 1740.   

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

Jun 22   King Frederik II of Prussia ends torture & guarantees religion & freedom of the press on this day in history.   

Jul 11   Czarina Anne of Little Russia, expels Jews in the year 1740.   

Jul 11   Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Czarina Anne in the year 1740.   

Jul 17   On this day in history prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV   

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

Aug 10   Samuel Arnold, composer in the year 1740.   

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Feb 03   On this day in history birth of guillaume Lasceux, composer   

Feb 07   Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP was born in the year 1740.   

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

Feb 15   Ernst Eichner, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 19   Johann Georg Roser, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1740.   

Feb 08   Clement XII, [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1740 vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85   

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

Apr 23   On this day in history thomas Tickell, poet, dies   

Apr 25   In the year 1740 death of shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhat, also known as Baji Rao I, a general and Peshwa (b. 1699)