Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In 1840

Aug 28 On this day in history birth of alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900)  

Aug 28 On this day in history birth of ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns)  

Sep 03 Jacob Fabricius, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Sep 09 In the year 1840 birth of gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer  

Sep 14 George Elbridge Whiting, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 21 Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 26 In the year 1840 birth of louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923)  

Sep 27 On this day in history birth of alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power)  

Sep 27 In the year 1840 birth of thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America  

Sep 28 On this day in history birth of alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army)  

Sep 28 Rudolf Baumbach, Thuringia [Germany], writer of student drinking songs was born on this day in history.  

Sep 30 Johan Severin Svendsen, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Oct 04 On this day in history birth of charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer  

Oct 05 Fran Gerbic, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Oct 05 John Addington Symonds, Brit historian/writer (Probs in Greek Ethics) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 09 On this day in history birth of simeon Solomon, British artist (d. 1905)  

Oct 12 In the year 1840 birth of helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian  

Oct 15 In the year 1840 birth of honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894)  

Oct 16 In the year 1840 birth of kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900)  

Oct 30 In the year 1840 birth of carlotta Patti, Italian soprano  

Oct 30 William G Sumner, US sociologist/political analyst was born on this day in history.  

Nov 09 Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1898) was born in the year 1840.  

Nov 12 Auguste Rodin, France, sculptor (Kiss, Thinker) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 14 Claude Monet, France, impressionist (Water Lilies) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 15 Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [NS=11/27] was born on this day in history.  

Nov 16 Frederick Scotson Clark, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 21 Victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia was born in the year 1840.  

Nov 25 Hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 27 Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [OS=11/15] was born on this day in history.  

Nov 30 On this day in history birth of henry Birks, Canadian businessman (d. 1928)  

Dec 04 Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 07 Hermann Goetz, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Dec 11 Kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872) was born in the year 1840.  

Dec 17 Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer was born in the year 1840.  

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Jan 06 In the year 1840 death of fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)  

Jan 22 In the year 1840 death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)  

Mar 02 In the year 1840 heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81  

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

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

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