Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1840

Apr 12 Edmond Audran, composer was born in the year 1840.  

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

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

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

Apr 27 On this day in history birth of edward Whymper, 1st to climb Matterhorn (1865)  

May 07 Peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Votkinsk Rus, composer (1812 Overture) [NS] was born on this day in history.  

May 10 Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian revolutionist (d. 1868) was born in the year 1840.  

May 11 In the year 1840 birth of filippo Capocci, composer  

May 13 Alphonse Daudet, writer was born on this day in history.  

May 13 L-M Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon) was born in the year 1840.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1840 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 Theodor Philipsen Danish painter (d. 1920) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 10 Thomas Fentress Toon, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902 was born on this day in history.  

Jun 11 In the year 1840 birth of henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser  

Jun 16 Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jun 24 On this day in history birth of louis Brassin, composer  

Jul 01 On this day in history birth of robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer  

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

Jul 12 Abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist was born in the year 1840.  

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 in the year 1840.  

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

Aug 13 On this day in history birth of giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros)  

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

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

Mar 28 Simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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

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