Famous Deaths In 1840

Jan 06 In the year 1840 death of fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)

Jan 22 In the year 1840 death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)

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 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 Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777) died in the year 1840.

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 In the year 1840 niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57

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

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 In the year 1840 death of marcellin Champagnat, French priest (b. 1789)

Jun 07 In the year 1840 frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69

Jun 19 In the year 1840 john Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50

Jun 25 In the year 1840 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 In the year 1840 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 on this day in history.

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

Sep 15 Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47 in the year 1840.

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

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 In the year 1840 birth of father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii

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 on this day in history.

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of ernst Rudorff, composer

Jan 21 On this day in history birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician

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

Jan 23 In the year 1840 birth of ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)