Born in 1740

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Born in 1740

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Giambattista Bodoni Publisher 16-Feb-1740 29-Nov-1813 Italian printer

James Boswell Author 29-Oct-1740 19-May-1795 The Life of Samuel Johnson

Marquis de Sade Author 2-Jun-1740 2-Dec-1814 120 Days of Sodom

Giovanni Paisiello Composer 9-May-1740 5-Jun-1816 Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Pope Pius VII Religion 14-Aug-1740 20-Aug-1823 Roman Catholic Pope 1800-23

Emelian Pugachev Anarchist 1740 10-Jan-1775 Bloody insurrectionist in southern Russia, 1773-74

John Sullivan Military 18-Feb-1740 23-Jan-1795 Revolutionary War general

Napper Tandy Politician 1740 24-Aug-1803 Irish politician and revolutionary

Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. Politician 26-Mar-1740 7-Aug-1809 Governor of Connecticut, 1797-1809

Tsar Ivan VI Royalty 12-Aug-1740 5-Jul-1764 Tsar of Russia, 1740-41

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