Historical Events in 1740
25 curated events dated to this year, and 32 musicalized poets on V2Melody were alive then.
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1740
Events dated to this year
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Richardson publishes Pamela
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Baal Shem Tov Founds Hasidism
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Establishment of the Methodist Society
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Isaac Watts' Later Life and Legacy
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Relocation to Amwell House
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Return to The Leasowes
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Rise of the Symphony Orchestra
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The Great Frost of 1740 in Ireland
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The Great Irish Famine of the 18th Century
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1740-1741 Irish Frost Famine
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Benjamin Huntsman Perfects Crucible Steel Processing
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British Indigo Plantations in Colonies
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Development of English Porcelain Imitating Chinese Styles
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Publication of 'The Dramatic Works of Henry Carey'
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Thomas Gray's Friendship with Horace Walpole Deepens
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Invention of the Cast-Iron Stove
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Membership in the Medical Society of Edinburgh
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Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
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Shift from Theology to Medicine
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Thomas Godfrey's Early Education
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Expansion of Indigo Plantations in Colonial Americas
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Final Years in London
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Friendship with Joseph Warton
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Thomson's Illness and Financial Struggles
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The Medical Electricity Panic of the 1740s
Poets alive in 1740
32 poets
Poets in 1740
We don’t currently have any musicalized poets on V2Melody who were alive in 1740, but we’re always adding more — check back soon.
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