Page 2: Historical Events In 1740

Aug 13   Hunger strike in Rotterdam on this day in history.   

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

Aug 15   In the year 1740 m Claudius, writer   

Aug 23   In the year 1740 ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)   

Aug 26   On this day in history joseph-Michel Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning)   

Aug 26   In the year 1740 the birth of Joseph Montgolfier, With his brother invented the hot air balloon   

Oct 08   Chinese assault on Diestpoort Batavia in the year 1740.   

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

Oct 09   Neth gov-general Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia in the year 1740.   

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

Oct 17   Ivan VI becomes Czar of Russia in the year 1740.   

Oct 20   Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women) in the year 1740.   

Oct 20   Karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 20   Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia on this day in history.   

Oct 26   In the year 1740 ernest Louis Muller, composer   

Oct 28   Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40), dies at 47 in the year 1740.   

Oct 28   Ivan VI becomes czar of Russia [OS=Oct 17] on this day in history.   

Oct 29   On this day in history james Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer   

Oct 29   In the year 1740 the birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist   

Oct 31   In the year 1740 william Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

Nov 24   On this day in history john Bacon, English sculptor   

Dec 13   Franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer in the year 1740.   

Dec 16   In the year 1740 prussian Libya falls to Silezie   

Dec 26   Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies in the year 1740.   

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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 in the year 1740.   

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

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

Mar 19   In the year 1740 birth of johann Georg Roser, composer   

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

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 in the year 1740.   

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

Feb 29   Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667) died in the year 1740.   

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 on this day in history.