Famous Deaths Happened In 1840

Jan 06 Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752) died in the year 1840.  

Jan 22 Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752) died in the year 1840.  

Mar 02 On this day in history heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81  

Mar 12 Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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 George (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 19 Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1840.  

May 07 Caspar David Friedrich, German painter (b. 1774) died in the year 1840.  

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

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

May 27 Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1840 frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69  

Jun 19 John Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50 in the year 1840.  

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 in the year 1840.  

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

Aug 18 On this day in history 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 On this day in history k L Immermann, writer, dies at 44  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1840.  

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

Jan 03 Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 05 In the year 1840 birth of john Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896  

Jan 10 In the year 1840 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 Ernst Rudorff, composer was born on this day in history.  

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)