Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1840

Apr 12 On this day in history birth of edmond Audran, composer  

Apr 19 Andrea Bezzola, writer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 21 In the year 1840 birth of franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist (Magister choralis)  

Apr 22 Odilon Redon, French painter (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 25 In the year 1840 birth of james Dearing, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865  

Apr 25 On this day in history birth of peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (1812 Overture) (5/7 NS)  

Apr 27 Edward Whymper, 1st to climb Matterhorn (1865) was born in the year 1840.  

May 07 Peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Votkinsk Rus, composer (1812 Overture) [NS] was born in the year 1840.  

May 10 Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian revolutionist (d. 1868) was born on this day in history.  

May 11 Filippo Capocci, composer was born on this day in history.  

May 13 Alphonse Daudet, writer was born in the year 1840.  

May 13 On this day in history birth of l-M Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon)  

May 24 Frederick Walker, painter was born in the year 1840.  

May 29 On this day in history birth of hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz)  

Jun 02 Thomas Hardy, England, poet/novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd) was born in the year 1840.  

Jun 03 In the year 1840 birth of eugeen van Oye, Flemish writer/poet (Morning Twilight)  

Jun 06 John Stainer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 06 William Francis Bartlett, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born in the year 1840.  

Jun 07 Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico (1864-67) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 10 Theodor Philipsen Danish painter (d. 1920) was born in the year 1840.  

Jun 10 In the year 1840 birth of thomas Fentress Toon, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902  

Jun 11 Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser was born on this day in history.  

Jun 16 In the year 1840 birth of ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913)  

Jun 22 On this day in history birth of ernest Debes, German cartographer (Baedeker)  

Jun 24 In the year 1840 birth of louis Brassin, composer  

Jul 01 Robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer was born in the year 1840.  

Jul 04 James McGranahan, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 12 On this day in history birth of abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist  

Jul 25 On this day in history birth of flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution  

Jul 27 Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 01 On this day in history birth of aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer  

Aug 13 Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 14 On this day in history birth of baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist  

Aug 17 Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League) was born in the year 1840.  

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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 on this day in history.  

Mar 02 Heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 22 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798) died in the year 1840.  

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

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)