| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1740 | Willoughby Bertie Was Born |
| 1740 | Domenico Alberti Died |
| 1740 | John Antes Was Born |
| 1740 | Samuel Arnold Was Born |
| February 04 1740 | Carl Michael Bellman Was Born |
| 1740 | Jean Daniel Braun Died |
| 1740 | Charles Dieupart Died |
| 1740 | Ernst Eichner Was Born |
| 1740 | Luigi Gatti Was Born |
| 1740 | Geminiano Giacomelli Died |
| 1740 | Poul Christian Schindler Died |
| 1740 | William Turner Died |
| 1740 | Giovanni Paisiello Was Born |
| January 05 1740 | Antonio Lotti Died |
| 1740 | Vincent Lübeck Died |
| 1740 | Samuel Webbe the elder Was Born |
| April 08 1740 | British Ships Capture The Spanish HMS Princess |
| June 13 1740 | Ogelthorpe Unsuccessful In Attempt To Take Over Spanish Florida |
| June 26 1740 | Combined Forces Free Blacks Near StAugustine |
| July 11 1740 | Jews Are Expelled From Little Russia |
| August 17 1740 | Pope Benedict XIV Becomes 247th Pope, After Clement XII |
| October 09 1740 | Ethnic Chinese Massacred In Batavia |
| October 20 1740 | Maria Theresa Enthroned Causing Austrian Succession |