Famous Birthdays In 1840

Aug 28 In the year 1840 birth of alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900)

Aug 28 In the year 1840 birth of ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns)

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

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

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

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

Sep 26 On this day in history birth of louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923)

Sep 27 In the year 1840 birth of alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power)

Sep 27 Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America was born on this day in history.

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

Sep 28 Rudolf Baumbach, Thuringia [Germany], writer of student drinking songs was born on this day in history.

Sep 30 In the year 1840 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 John Addington Symonds, Brit historian/writer (Probs in Greek Ethics) was born in the year 1840.

Oct 09 Simeon Solomon, British artist (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.

Oct 12 On this day in history birth of helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian

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

Oct 16 In the year 1840 birth of kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900)

Oct 30 Carlotta Patti, Italian soprano was born on this day in history.

Oct 30 William G Sumner, US sociologist/political analyst was born on this day in history.

Nov 09 On this day in history birth of joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1898)

Nov 12 In the year 1840 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 Hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement) was born in the year 1840.

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

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

Dec 04 Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877) was born in the year 1840.

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 Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer was born in the year 1840.

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Jan 06 In the year 1840 death of fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)

Jan 22 On this day in history 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 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798) died in the year 1840.

Mar 28 In the year 1840 simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89

Mar 30 George (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies in the year 1840.

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