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Events on Friday 28 October 1740 1
1693 – 1740Anna of Russia (1693-1740)Died 28 October 1740, aged 47Anna ruled as Empress of Russia from 1730, continuing westernizing reforms and strengthening central authority while relying heavily on her unpopular advisor Ernst Johann von Biron. She died in Saint Petersburg and was succeeded by her infant great-nephew, Ivan VI.