Famous Deaths In 1840

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 On this day in history heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81

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 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)

Apr 25 On this day in history death of siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician (b. 1781)

May 05 On this day in history gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67

May 06 Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792) died in the year 1840.

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

May 17 Niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1840.

May 26 Sidney Smith, British admiral (b. 1764) died on this day in history.

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 in the year 1840.

Jun 19 In the year 1840 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 On this day in history lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65

Jul 22 Josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.

Jul 23 On this day in history frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55

Aug 18 In the year 1840 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 On this day in history k L Immermann, writer, dies at 44

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

Sep 08 In the year 1840 john H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77

Sep 15 Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.

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

Nov 24 In the year 1840 cornelis RT Krayenhoff, fortress architect/cartographer, dies at 82

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

Jan 03 Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 10 Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925) was born in the year 1840.

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer

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

Jan 21 In the year 1840 birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician

Jan 22 Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907) was born in the year 1840.

Jan 23 Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company) was born in the year 1840.