Famous Birthdays In 1840

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

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

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

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 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.

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

Feb 25 Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Climax of Theories) was born on this day in history.

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

Feb 29 On this day in history 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 Constance Fenimore Woolson, NH, writer (Jupiter Lights) was born on this day in history.

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

Mar 11 Edmund Kirby Jr, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.

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

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 on this day in history.

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 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 In the year 1840 birth of carli Zoeller, composer

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 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)

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

Mar 12 On this day in history friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61

Mar 22 On this day in history death of Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798)

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

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

Apr 19 Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777) died in the year 1840.