Page 2: 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   M Claudius, writer in the year 1740.   

Aug 23   On this day in history ivan VI, Emperor of Russia 1740-41)   

Aug 26   Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, France, aeronaut (ballooning) on this day in history.   

Aug 26   The birth of Joseph Montgolfier, With his brother invented the hot air balloon on this day in history.   

Oct 08   In the year 1740 chinese assault on Diestpoort Batavia   

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

Oct 09   On this day in history neth gov-general Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia   

Oct 14   On this day in history joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Neth Indies (1801-05)   

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

Oct 20   Belle van Zuylen, Neth/Swiss writer (Three Women) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 20   In the year 1740 maria Theresa became ruler of Austria, Hungary & Bohemia   

Oct 26   In the year 1740 ernest Louis Muller, composer   

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

Oct 28   On this day in history ivan VI becomes czar of Russia [OS=Oct 17]   

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

Oct 29   On this day in history 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   John Bacon, English sculptor in the year 1740.   

Dec 13   In the year 1740 franz Xaver Schnitzer, composer   

Dec 16   In the year 1740 prussian Libya falls to Silezie   

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

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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 in the year 1740.   

Feb 15   In the year 1740 birth of ernst Eichner, composer   

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   Giovanni Meli, Siclian poet (Buccolica) was born in the year 1740.   

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   In the year 1740 death of louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (b. 1692)   

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

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

Feb 29   On this day in history 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)