Famous Birthdays In 1840

Jan 03 Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii was born in the year 1840.

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 in the year 1840.

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer

Jan 18 In the year 1840 birth of ernst Rudorff, composer

Jan 21 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born in the year 1840.

Jan 22 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer

Feb 05 In the year 1840 birth of hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle)

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

Feb 11 Sanuel Dana Greene, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1884 was born on this day in history.

Feb 13 Georg Jacobi, composer was born on this day in history.

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 In the year 1840 birth of alexis Hollander, composer

Feb 25 On this day in history 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 John Philip Holland, father of modern submarine was born on this day in history.

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

Mar 05 In the year 1840 birth of constance Fenimore Woolson, NH, writer (Jupiter Lights)

Mar 08 In the year 1840 birth of franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor

Mar 11 On this day in history birth of edmund Kirby Jr, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863

Mar 16 Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist (d. 1931) was born in the year 1840.

Mar 18 In the year 1840 birth of william Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901)

Mar 20 Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (d. 1894) was born on this day in history.

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 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 in the year 1840.

Mar 26 In the year 1840 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 In the year 1840 birth of Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902)

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

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 In the year 1840 death of Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798)

Mar 28 On this day in history simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89

Mar 30 George (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies on this day in history.

Apr 19 In the year 1840 death of jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777)