Famous Birthdays In 1840

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 on this day in history.

Jan 18 Austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer was born in the year 1840.

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of ernst Rudorff, composer

Jan 21 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born on this day in history.

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907)

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)

Feb 02 Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer was born in the year 1840.

Feb 05 In the year 1840 birth of hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle)

Feb 05 John Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire) was born on this day in history.

Feb 11 Sanuel Dana Greene, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1884 was born on this day in history.

Feb 13 Georg Jacobi, composer was born on this day in history.

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of f August Bebel, German social-democrat

Feb 23 Carl Menger, Austrian economist was born in the year 1840.

Feb 25 Alexis Hollander, composer was born on this day in history.

Feb 25 On this day in history birth of otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Climax of Theories)

Feb 28 Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (d. 1892) was born in the year 1840.

Feb 29 In the year 1840 birth of john Philip Holland, father of modern submarine

Feb 29 John Philip Holland, Liscannor Ireland, pioneer in submarine building was born on this day in history.

Mar 05 Constance Fenimore Woolson, NH, writer (Jupiter Lights) was born on this day in history.

Mar 08 Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor was born on this day in history.

Mar 11 In the year 1840 birth of edmund Kirby Jr, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863

Mar 16 On this day in history birth of shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist (d. 1931)

Mar 18 In the year 1840 birth of william Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901)

Mar 20 In the year 1840 birth of illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (d. 1894)

Mar 25 Myles Keogh, U.S. Soldier in U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment & Irish Soldier of Fortune (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.

Mar 25 Myles Keogh, U.S. Soldier in U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment & Irish Soldier of Fortune (d. 1876) was born in the year 1840.

Mar 26 In the year 1840 birth of carli Zoeller, composer

Mar 26 On this day in history birth of george Smith, London England, assyriologist (cuneiform (script))

Mar 28 In the year 1840 birth of mehemed Emin Pasja, German explorer/governor (Equatoria)

Mar 31 On this day in history birth of john Herbert Kelly, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864

Apr 02 In the year 1840 birth of Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902)

Apr 11 On this day in history birth of john Conrad Nordqvist, composer

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Jan 06 On this day in history death of fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)

Jan 22 In the year 1840 death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)

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 on this day in history.

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

Apr 19 Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777) died on this day in history.