Historical Events In 1840
Sunday, 14 August 2022
Jul 04 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 on this day in history.
Jul 06 Christian Hebbel's "Judith," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.
Jul 12 In the year 1840 abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist
Jul 15 In the year 1840 england, Russia, Austria & Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance
Jul 22 Josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1840.
Jul 23 In the year 1840 frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55
Jul 23 Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper & Lower Canada in the year 1840.
Jul 25 On this day in history flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution
Jul 27 On this day in history ranald Slidell Mackenzie, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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 In the year 1840 giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros)
Aug 14 Baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist in the year 1840.
Aug 17 On this day in history wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)
Aug 18 Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 on this day in history.
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 on this day in history.
Aug 25 K L Immermann, writer, dies at 44 on this day in history.
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 in the year 1840.
Aug 28 In the year 1840 ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns)
Sep 03 Jacob Fabricius, composer on this day in history.
Sep 08 John H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77 in the year 1840.
Sep 09 Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer on this day in history.
Sep 12 Composer Robert Schumann marries Clara Wieck on this day in history.
Sep 14 In the year 1840 george Elbridge Whiting, composer
Sep 15 Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47 in the year 1840.
Sep 21 Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876) in the year 1840.
Sep 25 In the year 1840 jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier
Sep 27 In the year 1840 alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power)
Sep 28 In the year 1840 alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army)
Sep 30 Johan Severin Svendsen, composer on this day in history.
Oct 04 Charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer on this day in history.
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