Historical Events 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 in the year 1740.   

Feb 03   Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily in the year 1740.   

Feb 03   Guillaume Lasceux, composer in the year 1740.   

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

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

Feb 09   Vincenz Lubeck, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Matej Sojka, composer in the year 1740.   

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   In the year 1740 horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist   

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

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

Mar 24   John Antes, composer in the year 1740.   

Apr 02   In the year 1740 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

May 09   On this day in history giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)   

May 31   Frederick-William I, King of Prussia (1713-1740), dies at 51 in the year 1740.   

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

Jun 02   The birth of Marquis de Sade, French author in the year 1740.   

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

Jun 08   In the year 1740 gabriele Mario Piozzi, composer   

Jun 11   On this day in history luigi Gatti, composer   

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

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

Jun 22   King Frederik II of Prussia ends torture & guarantees religion & freedom of the press in the year 1740.   

Jul 11   Czarina Anne of Little Russia, expels Jews on this day in history.   

Jul 11   In the year 1740 jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Czarina Anne   

Jul 17   Prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Francois van Aerssen, Dutch vice-admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 in the year 1740.   

Aug 10   On this day in history samuel Arnold, composer   

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

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

Feb 12   Matej Sojka, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 17   Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1740 johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1740 death of shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhat, also known as Baji Rao I, a general and Peshwa (b. 1699)