Historical Events In 1840

Jul 04   In the year 1840 the Cunard Line's 700 ton wooden paddle steamer RMS Britannia departs from Liverpool bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia on the first transatlantic crossing with a scheduled end.  

Jul 06   Christian Hebbel's "Judith," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.  

Jul 12   Abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist on this day in history.  

Jul 15   On this day in history england, Russia, Austria & Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance  

Jul 22   In the year 1840 josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83  

Jul 23   Frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1840.  

Jul 23   Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper & Lower Canada on this day in history.  

Jul 25   Flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution on this day in history.  

Jul 27   Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1840.  

Aug 01   On this day in history aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer  

Aug 01   In the year 1840 labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated.  

Aug 10   On this day in history the 'Star of the East' first known balloon to fly in Canada.  

Aug 13   Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros) on this day in history.  

Aug 14   Baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist in the year 1840.  

Aug 17   Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League) on this day in history.  

Aug 18   Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 in the year 1840.  

Aug 18   Organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY) in the year 1840.  

Aug 24   Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1840.  

Aug 25   In the year 1840 k L Immermann, writer, dies at 44  

Aug 27   William Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office on this day in history.  

Aug 28   9 Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails on this day in history.  

Aug 28   On this day in history ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns)  

Sep 03   In the year 1840 jacob Fabricius, composer  

Sep 08   On this day in history john H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77  

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

Sep 12   Composer Robert Schumann marries Clara Wieck on this day in history.  

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

Sep 15   Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Sep 21   Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876) on this day in history.  

Sep 25   Jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier on this day in history.  

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

Sep 28   In the year 1840 alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army)  

Sep 30   On this day in history johan Severin Svendsen, composer  

Oct 04   In the year 1840 charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer  

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Jan 03   Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 05   John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 10   Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925) was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer  

Jan 18   Ernst Rudorff, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 22   In the year 1840 birth of ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907)  

Jan 23   Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company) was born in the year 1840.  

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 in the year 1840.  

Mar 02   Heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81 in the year 1840.  

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

Mar 22   In the year 1840 death of Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798)  

Mar 28   Simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89 in the year 1840.  

Mar 30   George (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies on this day in history.  

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