August 1740 in History

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Events in History

  • Aug 13 Hunger strike in Rotterdam

Birthdays in History

  • Aug 14 Pius VII, [Luigi B Chiaramonti], bishop of Imola/Pope (1800-23)
  • Aug 15 Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)
  • Aug 23 Ivan VI, Emperor of Russia (1740-41), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1764)
  • Aug 26 Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French aeronaut (ballooning)