Notable Deaths In 1840

Jan 06 Fanny burney: English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)  

Jan 22 Johann friedrich blumenbach: German anthropologist (b. 1752)  

Mar 02 Heinrich olbers: German astronomer (comets & asteroids),  

Mar 12 Friedrich westenholz: Composer,  

Mar 22 Étienne bobillier: French mathematician (b. 1798)  

Mar 28 Simon-antoine-jean lhuillier: Swiss mathematician,  

Mar 30 George (beau) brummell: Dandy,  

Apr 19 Jean-jacques lartigue: Roman catholic bishop of montreal (b. 1777)  

Apr 25 Siméon-denis poisson: French mathematician (b. 1781)  

May 05 Gottlob benedikt bierey: Composer,  

May 06 Francisco de paula santander: Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792)  

May 07 Caspar david friedrich: German painter (b. 1774)  

May 17 Niccolo paganini: Composer,  

May 26 Sidney smith: British admiral (b. 1764)  

May 27 Niccolo paganini: Composer/violinist,  

May 30 Dominique j de eerens: Gov-gen of dutch-in  

Jun 06 Marcellin champagnat: French priest (b. 1789)  

Jun 07 Frederik willem iii: King of prussia (1797-1840),  

Jun 19 John cockerill: English/belgian industrial/orangist,  

Jun 25 Leopold count of limburg stirum: Dutch general/politician,  

Jun 29 Lucien bonaparte: Prince of canino/musignano,  

Jul 22 Josef jawurek: Composer,  

Jul 23 Frantisek max knize: Composer,  

Aug 18 Antony cw staring: Dutch patriot/poet (jaromir),  

Aug 24 Joseph waast aubert nonot: Composer,  

Aug 25 K l immermann: Writer,  

Aug 27 William kneass: 3rd us chief engraver (1824-40),  

Sep 08 John h van de palm: Theologist/literature/speaker,  

Sep 15 Franz xaver pechacek: Composer,  

Sep 25 Jacques-etienne-joseph-alexandre macdonald: Duc de tarente, soldier  

Nov 24 Cornelis rt krayenhoff: Fortress architect/cartographer,  

Dec 11 Emperor kokaku of japan: Emperor kokaku of japan (b. 1771)  

Jan 03 Father joseph damien de veuster: Belgium, helped lepers in hawaii  

Jan 05 John doby kennedy: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1896  

Jan 10 Louis nazaire bégin: French canadian archbishop and cardinal  

Jan 18 Austin dobson: England, poet/critic/biographer  

Jan 18 Ernst rudorff: Composer  

Jan 21 Sophia louisa jex-blake: Pioneer english woman physician  

Jan 22 Ernest roland wilberforce: English bishop  

Jan 23 Ernst abbe: Germany, physicist (carl zeiss optics company)