1740s
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| Centuries: | 17th century - 18th century - 19th century |
| Decades: | 1710s 1720s 1730s - 1740s - 1750s 1760s 1770s |
| Years: | 1740 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 1749 |
Contents |
[edit] Events
- The War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748)
[edit] World leaders
- Louis XV of France (king from 1715 to 1774)
- Afsharid dynasty of Persia
- Nadir Shah, 1736-1747
- Adil Shah, 1747-1748
- Ebrahim Afshar, 1748
- Shah Rukh, 1748-1750
- George II of Great Britain (king from 1727 to 1760)
- Philip V of Spain (king from 1700 to 1746)
- Ferdinand VI of Spain (king from 1746 to 1759)
- Pope Benedict XIV
[edit] Births
- Marquis de Sade, French writer
- Pope Pius VII
- Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States
[edit] Deaths
- Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, the last of the Medicis
- Alexander Pope, English writer
- Jonathan Swift, Irish writer
