December 21st, 1740 was a Wednesday.
November 23rd, 1740 - December 21st, 1740
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 505 days, exactly on September 18th, 2025, people who were born on December 21st, 1740 will be 104,000 days old!
Hungarian violinist, composer, conductor
*December 21st, 1898, Budapest †January 11th, 1982, BerlinPresident of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
*December 21st, 1977, AmiensBelgican classical scholar (1904-1979)
*December 21st, 1904, Liège †March 28th, 1979, Ixelles - ElseneAmerican actor (1941-2017)
*December 21st, 1941, Queens †May 24th, 2017, PhiladelphiaScottish botanist (1773-1858), discoverer of the cell nucleus and of Brownian Motion
*December 21st, 1773, Montrose †June 10th, 1858, LondonGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012
*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan DistrictGeorgian-Ukrainian politician, former President of Georgia and former Governor of Odesa
*December 21st, 1967, TbilisiBritish statesman (1804–1881)
*December 21st, 1804, London †April 19th, 1881, MayfairBelgian politician, former Prime Minister of Belgium, President of the European Council
*December 21st, 1975, NamurFrench painter (1744-1818)
*December 21st, 1744, Paris †February 28th, 1818, ParisAmerican film director
*December 21st, 1935, Oak Park †June 16th, 2017, Los AngelesFrench nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
*June 2nd, 1740, Paris †December 2nd, 1814, Saint-MauriceEnglish composer and organist (1740-1802)
*August 10th, 1740, London †October 22nd, 1802, LondonGerman writer (1740–1819)
*February 28th, 1740, Uhlstädt †October 11th, 1819, Grodziszcze, Ząbkowice Śląskie CountyBritish painter and writer (1740–1814)
*January 1st, 1740, Devon †February 27th, 1814, St James's PlaceFrench dramatist and writer (1740-1814)
*June 6th, 1740, Paris †April 25th, 1814, ParisDutch French-language writer and composer
*October 20th, 1740, Zuylen Castle †December 27th, 1805, ColombierBritish lawyer, diarist, and author (1740–1795)
*October 18th, 1740, Edinburgh †May 19th, 1795, LondonEmperor of Russia (1740–1764)
*August 12th, 1740, Saint Petersburg †July 5th, 1764, ShlisselburgSwedish poet, songwriter and composer (1740–1795)
*February 4th, 1740, Maria Magdalena parish †February 11th, 1795, Klara Church ParishGerman poet (1740-1815)
*August 15th, 1740, Reinfeld †January 21st, 1815, HamburgFrench journalist and moralistic author
*April 6th, 1740, Clermont-Ferrand †April 13th, 1794, ParisGenevan scientist (1740-1799)
*February 17th, 1740, Conches †January 22nd, 1799, GenevaSinger (1740-1828)
*December 23rd, 1740, Katarina church parish †March 26th, 1828, StorkyrkoförsamlingenFrench archivist and revolutionary (1740–1804)
*April 2nd, 1740, Paris †November 2nd, 1804, ParisFrench politician and priest (1740-1828)
*October 20th, 1740, Alessandria †April 19th, 1828, ParmaSpanish painter (1740-1809)
*January 8th, 1740, Zaragoza †November 30th, 1808, ZaragozaAmerican lawyer and statesman (1740-1821)
*May 2nd, 1740, Philadelphia †October 24th, 1821, BurlingtonWürttembergian university teacher (1740-1808)
*October 7th, 1740, Schöckingen †June 26th, 1808, BlaubeurenItalian priest, theologian, and philosopher (1740-1795)
*December 6th, 1740, Bronte †November 26th, 1795, RomeSpanish sculptor (1741-1802)
*November 30th, 1740, Valencia †November 30th, 1801, ValenciaFixed holidays (Christian feast day, Earliest usual date for the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, and its related observances) which are celebrated on December 21st.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1740 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).