1740
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Events edit
- October 9 to 22 - The Batavia Massacre: troops of the Dutch East India Company massacre 5,000–10,000 Chinese Indonesians in Batavia.
- December 16 - Beginning of the War of the Austrian Succession.
Births edit
Villain births edit
- June 2 - Marquis de Sade