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Decades: 1710s  1720s  1730s  - 1740s -  1750s  1760s  1770s
Years: 1737 1738 1739 - 1740 - 1741 1742 1743
1740 in topic:
Subjects:     Archaeology - Architecture -
Art - Literature (Poetry) - Music - Science
Countries:   Canada -
Great Britain - Mexico
Leaders:   State leaders - Colonial governors
Category: Establishments - Disestablishments
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Year 1740 (MDCCXL) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends The Golden Age of Piracy (1700-1730 was rife in the Caribbean influencing trade in the world's main centres Events and trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving Pianos World leaders Louis XV King of France Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Explorations Excavations Formal excavations continue at Pompeii. The year 1740 in architecture involved some significant events Events Works Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin - The Morning Toilette Births The year 1740 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Works published John Dyer, The Ruins of Rome James Thomson, Alfred, including "Ode in Events Johann Sebastian Bach begins to lose his sight Carl Heinrich Graun becomes Kapellmeister to Frederick II of Prussia The year 1740 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1739 in Canada, other events of 1740, 1741 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig 1739 state leaders - Events of 1740 - 1741 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - Joaquim Jacques de Magalhães, Governor of Angola ( 1738 - 1748) Macau Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter CB) such as 1988. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter FE) such as 2008. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

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Events of 1740

January - June

July - December

Undated


Births

1740 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 1740
MDCCXL
Ab urbe condita 2493
Armenian calendar 1189
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Bahá'í calendar -104 – -103
Berber calendar 2690
Buddhist calendar 2284
Burmese calendar 1102
Chinese calendar 4376/4436-12-3
(己未年十二月初三日)
— to —
4377/4437-11-13
(庚申年十一月十三日)
Coptic calendar 1456 – 1457
Ethiopian calendar 1732 – 1733
Hebrew calendar 5500 – 5501
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 1795 – 1796
 - Shaka Samvat 1662 – 1663
 - Kali Yuga 4841 – 4842
Holocene calendar 11740
Iranian calendar 1118 – 1119
Islamic calendar 1152 – 1153
Japanese calendar Genbun 5
(元文5年)
Korean calendar 4073
Thai solar calendar 2283
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See also Category: 1740 births.

Deaths

See also Category: 1740 deaths. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Thomas Tickell, ( 17 December 1685 &ndash 23 April 1740) was a minor English Poet and Man of letters. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Frederick William I (Friedrich Wilhelm I ( August 14, 1688 &ndash May 31, 1740) of the House of Hohenzollern, was the King King in Prussia (König in Preussen was a title used by the Electors of Brandenburg from 1701 to 1772 Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Samuel Werenfels ( March 1, 1657 &ndash June 1, 1740) was a Swiss Theologian. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Alexander Spotswood (c 1676 - 6 June 1740 was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army and a noted Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Alexander Spotswood was Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Sir William Wyndham 3rd Baronet (1687 &ndash 17 June 1740) English Politician, was the only son of Sir Edward Wyndham, Bart Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Jean-Philippe Baratier (also Johann Philipp Baratier; January 19, 1721, Schwabach near Nuremberg – October 5, Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Charles VI (German Karl VI) ( October 1, 1685 &ndash October 20, 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Anna Ivanovna (Анна Иоанновна Anna Ioannovna) ( Moscow –) reigned as Duchess of Courland from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of Russia Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Field Marshal Richard Boyle 2nd Viscount Shannon PC (1675 &ndash December 20, 1740) was a British military officer and statesman

References

  1. ^ image: Bird's eye view of Batavia showing the massacre of the Chinese
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