What Happened In August 1740 In History

Historical Events for August, 1740

• 17th » Pope Benedict XIV, previously known as Prospero Lambertini succeeds Clement XII as the 247th Pope.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1740

• 2nd » Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general (d. 1817)
• 10th » Samuel Arnold (composer) named Samuel Arnold, English organist and composer (d. 1802)
• 14th » Pope Pius VII (d. 1823)
• 15th » Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)
• 26th » Montgolfier brothers known as Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, invented the hot air balloon (d. 1810)

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