Famous Deaths In 1840

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 on this day in history.

Mar 02 Heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81 on this day in history.

Mar 12 Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1840.

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

Mar 28 Simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89 in the year 1840.

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

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

Apr 25 Siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician (b. 1781) died on this day in history.

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

May 06 Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792) died on this day in history.

May 07 On this day in history death of caspar David Friedrich, German painter (b. 1774)

May 17 On this day in history niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57

May 26 In the year 1840 death of sidney Smith, British admiral (b. 1764)

May 27 On this day in history niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57

May 30 Dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59 in the year 1840.

Jun 06 Marcellin Champagnat, French priest (b. 1789) died in the year 1840.

Jun 07 Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 in the year 1840.

Jun 19 On this day in history john Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50

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

Jun 29 Lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65 on this day in history.

Jul 22 On this day in history josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83

Jul 23 Frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.

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

Aug 24 In the year 1840 joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89

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

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

Sep 08 John H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77 in the year 1840.

Sep 15 On this day in history franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47

Sep 25 On this day in history death of jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier

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

Dec 11 In the year 1840 death of emperor Kokaku of Japan (b. 1771)

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

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of john Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925)

Jan 18 Austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer was born on this day in history.

Jan 18 Ernst Rudorff, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 21 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born in the year 1840.

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

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)