Famous Personalities Born In 1840

Jan 03 In the year 1840 birth of father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii  

Jan 05 John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 In the year 1840 birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer  

Jan 18 Ernst Rudorff, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 21 In the year 1840 birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician  

Jan 22 In the year 1840 birth of ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907)  

Jan 23 Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company) was born in the year 1840.  

Feb 02 Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1840.  

Feb 11 On this day in history birth of sanuel Dana Greene, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1884  

Feb 13 On this day in history birth of georg Jacobi, composer  

Feb 22 F August Bebel, German social-democrat was born in the year 1840.  

Feb 23 Carl Menger, Austrian economist was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25 In the year 1840 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 In the year 1840 birth of john Philip Holland, Liscannor Ireland, pioneer in submarine building  

Mar 05 Constance Fenimore Woolson, NH, writer (Jupiter Lights) was born in the year 1840.  

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

Mar 11 Edmund Kirby Jr, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born in the year 1840.  

Mar 16 Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 18 On this day in history birth of william Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901)  

Mar 20 Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (d. 1894) was born in the year 1840.  

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 On this day in history birth of myles Keogh, U.S. Soldier in U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment & Irish Soldier of Fortune (d. 1876)  

Mar 26 Carli Zoeller, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Mar 28 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902)  

Apr 11 John Conrad Nordqvist, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 22 Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752) died in the year 1840.  

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

Apr 19 On this day in history death of jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777)