Famous Birthdays In 1840

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

Aug 28 Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns) was born in the year 1840.  

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 Louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923) was born in the year 1840.  

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

Sep 27 Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America was born in the year 1840.  

Sep 28 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 05 In the year 1840 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 In the year 1840 birth of simeon Solomon, British artist (d. 1905)  

Oct 12 Helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of carlotta Patti, Italian soprano  

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

Nov 09 On this day in history birth of joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1898)  

Nov 12 In the year 1840 birth of auguste Rodin, France, sculptor (Kiss, Thinker)  

Nov 14 On this day in history birth of claude Monet, France, impressionist (Water Lilies)  

Nov 15 Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [NS=11/27] was born in the year 1840.  

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

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

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

Dec 04 On this day in history birth of crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)  

Dec 07 Hermann Goetz, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 12 On this day in history friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61  

Mar 22 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798) died in the year 1840.  

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)