Famous Deaths In 1840

Jan 06 Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752) died on this day in history.

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 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 in the year 1840.

Mar 28 Simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89 on this day in history.

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)

Apr 25 Siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician (b. 1781) died in the year 1840.

May 05 On this day in history 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 in the year 1840.

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

May 27 In the year 1840 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 on this day in history.

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 Leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.

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

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

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 On this day in history joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89

Aug 25 K L Immermann, writer, dies at 44 on this day in history.

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

Sep 08 On this day in history john H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77

Sep 15 In the year 1840 franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47

Sep 25 In the year 1840 death of jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier

Nov 24 On this day in history cornelis RT Krayenhoff, fortress architect/cartographer, dies at 82

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 in the year 1840.

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 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 in the year 1840.

Jan 22 Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.

Jan 23 Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company) was born on this day in history.