Historical Events In 1740

Aug 13   Hunger strike in Rotterdam in the year 1740.   

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   Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41) on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) in the year 1740.   

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

Oct 08   In the year 1740 chinese assault on Diestpoort Batavia   

Oct 08   On this day in history michel-Julien Mathieu, composer   

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

Oct 14   In the year 1740 joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Neth Indies (1801-05)   

Oct 17   Ivan VI becomes Czar of Russia on this day in history.   

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

Oct 20   On this day in history karl VI, German emperor (1711-40), dies   

Oct 20   Maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia in the year 1740.   

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   On this day in history ivan VI becomes czar of Russia [OS=Oct 17]   

Oct 29   James Boswell, Scotland, Samuel Johnson's biographer on this day in history.   

Oct 29   The birth of James Boswell, Scottish biographer and diarist in the year 1740.   

Oct 31   On this day in history william Paca, US judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

Nov 24   In the year 1740 john Bacon, English sculptor   

Dec 13   In the year 1740 franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer   

Dec 16   Prussian Libya falls to Silezie on this day in history.   

Dec 26   In the year 1740 mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, lt-gen (12 children), dies   

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

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   On this day in history birth of giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer (Bodoni)   

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   In the year 1740 birth of johann Georg Roser, composer   

Jan 02   Johann Georg Weichenberger, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1740.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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)