Famous Birthdays In 1840

Aug 28 On this day in history birth of alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900)

Aug 28 Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns) was born on this day in history.

Sep 03 On this day in history birth of jacob Fabricius, composer

Sep 09 Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer was born on this day in history.

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

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

Sep 26 In the year 1840 birth of louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923)

Sep 27 Alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power) was born in the year 1840.

Sep 27 Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America was born in the year 1840.

Sep 28 On this day in history birth of alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army)

Sep 28 In the year 1840 birth of rudolf Baumbach, Thuringia [Germany], writer of student drinking songs

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

Oct 04 On this day in history birth of charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer

Oct 05 Fran Gerbic, composer was born in the year 1840.

Oct 05 In the year 1840 birth of john Addington Symonds, Brit historian/writer (Probs in Greek Ethics)

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

Oct 12 Helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian was born on this day in history.

Oct 15 Honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894) was born on this day in history.

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 in the year 1840.

Oct 30 On this day in history birth of william G Sumner, US sociologist/political analyst

Nov 09 Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1898) was born in the year 1840.

Nov 12 On this day in history birth of auguste Rodin, France, sculptor (Kiss, Thinker)

Nov 14 Claude Monet, France, impressionist (Water Lilies) was born on this day in history.

Nov 15 On this day in history birth of aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [NS=11/27]

Nov 16 Frederick Scotson Clark, composer was born in the year 1840.

Nov 21 On this day in history birth of victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia

Nov 25 On this day in history birth of hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement)

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

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

Dec 04 In the year 1840 birth of crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)

Dec 07 In the year 1840 birth of hermann Goetz, composer

Dec 11 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)

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

Mar 12 In the year 1840 friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61

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

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