Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1840

Apr 12 In the year 1840 birth of edmond Audran, composer  

Apr 19 In the year 1840 birth of andrea Bezzola, writer  

Apr 21 Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist (Magister choralis) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 22 On this day in history birth of odilon Redon, French painter (d. 1916)  

Apr 25 James Dearing, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865 was born on this day in history.  

Apr 25 Peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (1812 Overture) (5/7 NS) was born in the year 1840.  

Apr 27 Edward Whymper, 1st to climb Matterhorn (1865) was born on this day in history.  

May 07 In the year 1840 birth of peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Votkinsk Rus, composer (1812 Overture) [NS]  

May 10 On this day in history birth of hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian revolutionist (d. 1868)  

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 In the year 1840 birth of l-M Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon)  

May 24 Frederick Walker, painter was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1840.  

Jun 06 On this day in history birth of william Francis Bartlett, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

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

Jun 10 In the year 1840 birth of theodor Philipsen Danish painter (d. 1920)  

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 On this day in history birth of ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913)  

Jun 22 In the year 1840 birth of ernest Debes, German cartographer (Baedeker)  

Jun 24 Louis Brassin, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 01 Robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 04 On this day in history birth of james McGranahan, composer  

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

Jul 25 Flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution was born on this day in history.  

Jul 27 In the year 1840 birth of ranald Slidell Mackenzie, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

Aug 01 In the year 1840 birth of aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer  

Aug 13 Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros) was born in the year 1840.  

Aug 14 Baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist was born on this day in history.  

Aug 17 On this day in history birth of wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)  

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

Jan 22 On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)  

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

Mar 12 Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1840.  

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

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

Mar 30 In the year 1840 george (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies  

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