1740s

The 1740s was a decade that began on 1 January 1740 and ended on 31 December 1749. It is distinct from the decade known as the 175th decade which began on January 1, 1741. and ended on December 31, 1750.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1710s 1720s 1730s – 1740s – 1750s 1760s 1770s
Years:	1740 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 1749
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events

• The War of Austrian Succession (1740–1748)

World leaders

• Louis XV of France (king from 1715 to 1774)
• Afsharid dynasty of Persia
  • Nadir Shah, 1736–1747
  • Adil Shah, 1747–1748
  • Ebrahim Afshar, 1748
  • Shah Rukh, 1748–1750
• George II of Great Britain (king from 1727 to 1760)
• Philip V of Spain (king from 1700 to 1746)
• Ferdinand VI of Spain (king from 1746 to 1759)
• Pope Benedict XIV

Births

• Marquis de Sade, French writer
• Pope Pius VII
• Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States

Deaths

• Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, the last of the Medicis
• Alexander Pope, English writer
• Jonathan Swift, Irish writer