Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In 1840

Aug 28 Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900) was born in the year 1840.  

Aug 28 Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 26 Louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1840 birth of alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army)  

Sep 28 On this day in history 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 Charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Oct 05 On this day in history birth of fran Gerbic, composer  

Oct 05 In the year 1840 birth of john Addington Symonds, Brit historian/writer (Probs in Greek Ethics)  

Oct 09 Simeon Solomon, British artist (d. 1905) was born in the year 1840.  

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 On this day in history birth of kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900)  

Oct 30 Carlotta Patti, Italian soprano was born on this day in history.  

Oct 30 On this day in history birth of william G Sumner, US sociologist/political analyst  

Nov 09 In the year 1840 birth of joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1898)  

Nov 12 Auguste Rodin, France, sculptor (Kiss, Thinker) was born in the year 1840.  

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

Nov 15 In the year 1840 birth of aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [NS=11/27]  

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

Nov 21 In the year 1840 birth of victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia  

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

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 in the year 1840.  

Dec 04 In the year 1840 birth of crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)  

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

Dec 11 Kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 17 In the year 1840 birth of christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer  

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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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89  

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

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