Famous Birthdays In 1840

Aug 28 Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900) was born in the year 1840.  

Aug 28 Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns) was born in the year 1840.  

Sep 03 Jacob Fabricius, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Sep 09 In the year 1840 birth of gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer  

Sep 14 George Elbridge Whiting, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Sep 21 On this day in history birth of murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876)  

Sep 26 On this day in history birth of louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923)  

Sep 27 Alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 27 Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America was born on this day in history.  

Sep 28 Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 28 Rudolf Baumbach, Thuringia [Germany], writer of student drinking songs was born on this day in history.  

Sep 30 Johan Severin Svendsen, composer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 04 In the year 1840 birth of charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer  

Oct 05 In the year 1840 birth of fran Gerbic, composer  

Oct 05 John Addington Symonds, Brit historian/writer (Probs in Greek Ethics) was born in the year 1840.  

Oct 09 Simeon Solomon, British artist (d. 1905) was born in the year 1840.  

Oct 12 In the year 1840 birth of helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian  

Oct 15 Honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894) was born in the year 1840.  

Oct 16 On this day in history birth of kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900)  

Oct 30 Carlotta Patti, Italian soprano was born on this day in history.  

Oct 30 William G Sumner, US sociologist/political analyst was born in the year 1840.  

Nov 09 Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1898) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 12 In the year 1840 birth of auguste Rodin, France, sculptor (Kiss, Thinker)  

Nov 14 In the year 1840 birth of claude Monet, France, impressionist (Water Lilies)  

Nov 15 Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [NS=11/27] was born on this day in history.  

Nov 16 In the year 1840 birth of frederick Scotson Clark, composer  

Nov 21 Victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia was born in the year 1840.  

Nov 25 In the year 1840 birth of hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement)  

Nov 27 Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [OS=11/15] was born in the year 1840.  

Nov 30 Henry Birks, Canadian businessman (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 04 Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877) was born in the year 1840.  

Dec 07 Hermann Goetz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Dec 11 In the year 1840 birth of kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872)  

Dec 17 On this day in history birth of christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer  

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Jan 06 Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752) died in the year 1840.  

Jan 22 Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752) died on this day in history.  

Mar 02 In the year 1840 heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81  

Mar 12 Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Mar 22 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798) died on this day in history.  

Mar 28 On this day in history simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89  

Mar 30 On this day in history george (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies  

Apr 19 In the year 1840 death of jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777)