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 on this day in history.

Sep 03 On this day in history birth of jacob Fabricius, composer

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

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 Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army) was born in the year 1840.

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 In the year 1840 birth of charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer

Oct 05 Fran Gerbic, composer was born on this day in history.

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 Helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian was born in the year 1840.

Oct 15 Honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894) was born in the year 1840.

Oct 16 Kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900) was born in the year 1840.

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

Oct 30 In the year 1840 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 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 In the year 1840 birth of aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [NS=11/27]

Nov 16 In the year 1840 birth of frederick Scotson Clark, composer

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 in the year 1840.

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

Nov 30 In the year 1840 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 In the year 1840 birth of kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872)

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

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Jan 06 On this day in history death of fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)

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 In the year 1840 death of Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798)

Mar 28 In the year 1840 simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89

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

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