Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1840

Apr 12 Edmond Audran, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19 Andrea Bezzola, writer was born in the year 1840.  

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

Apr 22 In the year 1840 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 In the year 1840 birth of edward Whymper, 1st to climb Matterhorn (1865)  

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

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

May 11 Filippo Capocci, composer was born in the year 1840.  

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

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

May 24 On this day in history birth of frederick Walker, painter  

May 29 Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz) was born in the year 1840.  

Jun 02 In the year 1840 birth of thomas Hardy, England, poet/novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd)  

Jun 03 Eugeen van Oye, Flemish writer/poet (Morning Twilight) was born in the year 1840.  

Jun 06 John Stainer, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Jun 06 In the year 1840 birth of william Francis Bartlett, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

Jun 07 On this day in history birth of charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico (1864-67)  

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

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

Jun 11 Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser was born in the year 1840.  

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

Jul 04 In the year 1840 birth of james McGranahan, composer  

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 On this day in history birth of ranald Slidell Mackenzie, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

Aug 01 Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer was born in the year 1840.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 22 Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752) died in the year 1840.  

Mar 02 Heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81 in the year 1840.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 30 On this day in history george (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies  

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