1740
This page lists news articles and events for the year 1740.
Events that happen on the specified date are listed under Events: entries. News articles that were published on the specified date are listed under News: entries. Events that only happened in fiction on the specified date are listed under Fiction: entries and are written in italics.
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October
- October 29
- Event: Birth of biographer and professional sidekick James Boswell
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