1740 in Russia
| Years in Russia: | 1737 1738 1739 1740 1741 1742 1743 |
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s |
| Years: | 1737 1738 1739 1740 1741 1742 1743 |
Events from the year 1740 in Russia
Incumbents
- Monarch – Anna until 28 October [O.S. 17 October] 1740[1][2][3]
- Monarch – Ivan VI of Russia after 28 October [O.S. 17 October] 1740[4][5]
Events
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- January - The Ice House was built in St. Petersburg.
Births
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- 23 August [O.S. 12 August] 1740 - Ivan VI Antonovich of Russia, Emperor of Russia in 1740–41. (d. 1764)[4][5]
- 21 September [O.S. 10 September] 1740 - Ivan Lepyokhin, Russian naturalist, zoologist, botanist and explorer. (d. 1802)[6]
Deaths
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References
- ^ a b "Anna empress of Russia". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2019-08-21.
- ^ a b "Biography of Empress Anna of Russia". Saint-Petersburg.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-21.
- ^ a b Moniek (2016-10-03). "Empresses of All Russia: Anna". History of Royal Women. Archived from the original on 2019-08-21.
- ^ a b "Ivan VI emperor of Russia". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22.
- ^ a b "Biography of Emperor Ivan VI and Anna Leopoldovna". Saint-Petersburg.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22.
- ^ "РОДИЛСЯ ПУТЕШЕСТВЕННИК, ЕСТЕСТВОИСПЫТАТЕЛЬ ИВАН ИВАНОВИЧ ЛЕПЁХИН". Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library. 2020-03-28. Archived from the original on 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
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