Famous Birthdays In 1840

Aug 28 Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.

Aug 28 In the year 1840 birth of ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns)

Sep 03 Jacob Fabricius, composer was born on this day in history.

Sep 09 Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer was born in the year 1840.

Sep 14 In the year 1840 birth of george Elbridge Whiting, composer

Sep 21 Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876) was born in the year 1840.

Sep 26 On this day in history birth of louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923)

Sep 27 In the year 1840 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 In the year 1840 birth of rudolf Baumbach, Thuringia [Germany], writer of student drinking songs

Sep 30 On this day in history birth of johan Severin Svendsen, composer

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

Oct 05 In the year 1840 birth of fran Gerbic, composer

Oct 05 On this day in history birth of john Addington Symonds, Brit historian/writer (Probs in Greek Ethics)

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 Honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894) was born on this day in history.

Oct 16 On this day in history 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 in the year 1840.

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

Nov 12 On this day in history birth of auguste Rodin, France, sculptor (Kiss, Thinker)

Nov 14 In the year 1840 birth of claude Monet, France, impressionist (Water Lilies)

Nov 15 On this day in history birth of aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [NS=11/27]

Nov 16 Frederick Scotson Clark, composer was born in the year 1840.

Nov 21 Victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia was born on this day in history.

Nov 25 On this day in history birth of hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement)

Nov 27 On this day in history birth of aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [OS=11/15]

Nov 30 Henry Birks, Canadian businessman (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.

Dec 04 Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877) was born in the year 1840.

Dec 07 On this day in history birth of hermann Goetz, composer

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 Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752) died on this day in history.

Jan 22 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 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)