Famous Birthdays 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 in the year 1840.

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 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 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 Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America was born on this day in history.

Sep 28 Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

Oct 04 In the year 1840 birth of charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer

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

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 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1840 birth of auguste Rodin, France, sculptor (Kiss, Thinker)

Nov 14 Claude Monet, France, impressionist (Water Lilies) was born in the year 1840.

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

Nov 16 On this day in history birth of frederick Scotson Clark, composer

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

Nov 25 In the year 1840 birth of hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement)

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

Nov 30 In the year 1840 birth of henry Birks, Canadian businessman (d. 1928)

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 On this day in history birth of christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer

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Jan 06 In the year 1840 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 In the year 1840 friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61

Mar 22 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798) died on this day in history.

Mar 28 On this day in history simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89

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

Apr 19 On this day in history death of jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777)