Famous Deaths In 1840

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

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 on this day in history.

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 In the year 1840 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)

Apr 25 In the year 1840 death of siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician (b. 1781)

May 05 In the year 1840 gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67

May 06 In the year 1840 death of francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792)

May 07 Caspar David Friedrich, German painter (b. 1774) died on this day in history.

May 17 Niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.

May 26 On this day in history death of sidney Smith, British admiral (b. 1764)

May 27 Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 in the year 1840.

May 30 Dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59 on this day in history.

Jun 06 On this day in history death of marcellin Champagnat, French priest (b. 1789)

Jun 07 Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 on this day in history.

Jun 19 John Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50 on this day in history.

Jun 25 On this day in history leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82

Jun 29 On this day in history lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65

Jul 22 In the year 1840 josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83

Jul 23 Frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1840.

Aug 18 On this day in history antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73

Aug 24 Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1840.

Aug 25 K L Immermann, writer, dies at 44 in the year 1840.

Aug 27 On this day in history william Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office

Sep 08 John H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77 on this day in history.

Sep 15 Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47 in the year 1840.

Sep 25 Jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier died in the year 1840.

Nov 24 Cornelis RT Krayenhoff, fortress architect/cartographer, dies at 82 on this day in history.

Dec 11 Emperor Kokaku of Japan (b. 1771) died in the year 1840.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii

Jan 05 John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on this day in history.

Jan 10 Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.

Jan 18 Austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer was born in the year 1840.

Jan 18 In the year 1840 birth of ernst Rudorff, composer

Jan 21 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born on this day in history.

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907)

Jan 23 In the year 1840 birth of ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)