Celebrity Deaths in 1740

4 notable figures died in 1740. Listed below in order of date of death.

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  Ephraim Chambers

  1680 – 1740 · Authors and Writers Mar 3
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  Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia

  1688 – 1740 · Royalty May 31
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  Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

  1685 – 1740 · Royalty Oct 20
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  Anna I of Russia

  1693 – 1740 · Politicians Oct 28