What Happened In February 1740 In History

Famous Birthdays on February in 1740

• 4th » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (d. 1795)
• 16th » Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver (d. 1813)
• 17th » Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist (d. 1799)

Famous Deaths for February 1740

• 6th » Pope Clement XII (b. 1652)
• 29th » Pietro Ottoboni (cardinal) named Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (b. 1667)

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