Famous Birthdays In 1840

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 in the year 1840.

Jan 10 In the year 1840 birth of louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925)

Jan 18 Austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer was born in the year 1840.

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of ernst Rudorff, composer

Jan 21 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Feb 02 On this day in history 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 Georg Jacobi, composer was born in the year 1840.

Feb 22 F August Bebel, German social-democrat was born on this day in history.

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 In the year 1840 birth of otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Climax of Theories)

Feb 28 Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (d. 1892) was born on this day in history.

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

Feb 29 John Philip Holland, Liscannor Ireland, pioneer in submarine building was born in the year 1840.

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

Mar 08 On this day in history birth of franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor

Mar 11 In the year 1840 birth of edmund Kirby Jr, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863

Mar 16 On this day in history birth of shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist (d. 1931)

Mar 18 William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901) was born on this day in history.

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

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

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 In the year 1840 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.

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

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

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 on this day in history.

Mar 28 Simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89 in the year 1840.

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

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