Famous Birthdays In 1840

Jan 03 Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii was born on this day in history.

Jan 05 In the year 1840 birth of john Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896

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

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

Jan 23 In the year 1840 birth of ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)

Feb 02 In the year 1840 birth of louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer

Feb 05 Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle) was born in the year 1840.

Feb 05 In the year 1840 birth of john Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire)

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 in the year 1840.

Feb 25 Alexis Hollander, composer was born in the year 1840.

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

Feb 28 On this day in history birth of henri Duveyrier, French explorer (d. 1892)

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

Feb 29 On this day in history birth of john Philip Holland, Liscannor Ireland, pioneer in submarine building

Mar 05 On this day in history birth of constance Fenimore Woolson, NH, writer (Jupiter Lights)

Mar 08 Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor was born in the year 1840.

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

Mar 16 In the year 1840 birth of shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist (d. 1931)

Mar 18 William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901) was born in the year 1840.

Mar 20 Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (d. 1894) 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 25 In the year 1840 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 in the year 1840.

Mar 26 George Smith, London England, assyriologist (cuneiform (script)) was born in the year 1840.

Mar 28 Mehemed Emin Pasja, German explorer/governor (Equatoria) was born on this day in history.

Mar 31 In the year 1840 birth of john Herbert Kelly, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864

Apr 02 Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.

Apr 11 John Conrad Nordqvist, composer was born in the year 1840.

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Jan 06 Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752) died in the year 1840.

Jan 22 Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752) died on this day in history.

Mar 02 On this day in history heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81

Mar 12 Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.

Mar 22 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798) died on this day in history.

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.