What happened in 1740?
53 recorded events in 1740, including 19 in people, 9 in architecture & engineering and 8 in religion & belief systems. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 7
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War of the Austrian Succession
1740–1748 war
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First Silesian War
Part of the War of the Austrian Succession
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Capture of Samarkand by Nader Shah Afshar
18th century military conflict
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Nader's Sindh Expedition
1740 battle
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Siege of St. Augustine
1740 siege during the War of Jenkin's Ear
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Siege of Fort Mose
26 June 1740 action of the War of Jenkins' Ear
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Battle of Giria
1740 A battle fought in the Bengal region in mid eighteenth century
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People 19
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Clement XII died
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1730 to 1740
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Olof Rudbeck the Younger died
Swedish biologist (1660-1740)
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Jean-Philippe Baratier died
German scholar (1721-1740)
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Christfried Kirch died
German astronomer
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Juan Bautista de Anza I died
Spanish millitar and explorer (1693-1740)
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Catharina Christina Petit died
Dutch actress
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Manon Dancourt died
French actress
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Johann Justus Kahle died
German composer (1668-1740)
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Marquis de Sade born
Born in Hôtel de Condé. French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works.
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Isabelle de Charrière born
Born in Zuylen Castle. Dutch French-language writer and composer (1740-1805).
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Nicolas Chamfort born
Born in Clermont. French journalist and moralistic author.
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Matthias Claudius born
Born in Reinfeld. German poet (1740-1815).
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Carl Michael Bellman born
Born in Maria Magdalena parish. Swedish poet, songwriter and composer (1740–1795).
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Louis-Sébastien Mercier born
Born in quai du Louvre. French dramatist and writer (1740-1814).
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Juan Ignacio Molina born
Born in Villa Alegre. Chilean priest, naturalist, historian, botanist, ornithologist and geographer (1740-1829).
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Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay born
Born in Paris. Commander of the Bastille.
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David Bushnell born
Born in Connecticut Colony. American inventor (1740–1824).
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John Sullivan born
Born in Somersworth. American general, politician and judge from New Hampshire (1740-1795).
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Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine born
Born in Metz. French general (1740-1793).
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Science & Technology 2
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The Royal London Hospital
UK public sector teaching hospital in Whitechapel, London, England
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Jardin des Plantes d'Angers
Garden in France
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Religion & Belief Systems 8
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Saint Sophia Cathedral in Polotsk
Cathedral in Polotsk, Belarus
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Saint Sampson's Cathedral
Cathedral in Vyborgsky District, Russia
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1740 papal conclave
Conclave
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Fauti Mosque
Mosque in India
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Seraya
Historical building in Nazareth, Israel
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Im Kreise 24 (Celle)
Synagogue in Celle, Germany
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Etz Hachayim Synagogue
Etz Hachayim Synagogue (Religion & Belief Systems).
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St. Martin
Church building in Haunkenzell, Germany
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Economy & Trade 5
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Wellpark Brewery
Scottish brewery
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Whatman plc
British laboratory equipment making-company now part of GE Healthcare
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Limmareds glasbruk
Oldest running glassworks in Sweden
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Thwaites & Reed
Oldest clockmakers in the world
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Booth's Gin
Brand of London dry gin
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Architecture & Engineering 9
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Christiansborg Palace
Palace in Copenhagen, seat of the Danish Parliament
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Branicki Palace, Warsaw
Building
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Immacolata Concezione al Capo
Church building in Palermo, Italy
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Chiesa del Purgatorio
Church building in Ragusa, Italy
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San Filippo Neri church
Church in Lodi, Italy
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Hîrjauca monastery
Architectural monument of national importance in Moldova
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St Paul's Church
Church building in Cospicua, Malta
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Santissima Trinità Church
Church in Crema, Italy
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Redland Chapel
Church in Bristol, England, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Teatro Regio
Theater in Turin, Italy
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Empires & Countries 2
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Kingdom of Corsica dissolved
Kingdom of Corsica ceased to exist.
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Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom founded
Restored Hanthawaddy Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Bago.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1740 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1740.
1740s 2
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Lake Palace
Former palace, today hotel on the Jag Niwas island in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India
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Synagogue in Kosova Hora
Synagogue in Kosova Hora (Religion & Belief Systems).
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