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 In the year 1840 birth of jacob Fabricius, composer

Sep 09 On this day in history birth of gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer

Sep 14 George Elbridge Whiting, composer was born on this day in history.

Sep 21 In the year 1840 birth of murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876)

Sep 26 Louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923) was born in the year 1840.

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

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

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

Oct 04 In the year 1840 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 In the year 1840 birth of simeon Solomon, British artist (d. 1905)

Oct 12 Helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian was born in the year 1840.

Oct 15 On this day in history birth of honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894)

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 In the year 1840 birth of william G Sumner, US sociologist/political analyst

Nov 09 In the year 1840 birth of joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1898)

Nov 12 Auguste Rodin, France, sculptor (Kiss, Thinker) was born on this day in history.

Nov 14 Claude Monet, France, impressionist (Water Lilies) was born in the year 1840.

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

Nov 16 On this day in history birth of frederick Scotson Clark, composer

Nov 21 In the year 1840 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 in the year 1840.

Dec 04 On this day in history birth of crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)

Dec 07 On this day in history birth of hermann Goetz, composer

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 on this day in history.

Jan 22 In the year 1840 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 Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.

Mar 22 On this day in history 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 Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777) died on this day in history.