Famous Deaths Happened In 1840

Jan 06 On this day in history 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 In the year 1840 friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61  

Mar 22 In the year 1840 death of Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798)  

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

Mar 30 George (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies in the year 1840.  

Apr 19 In the year 1840 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 Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

May 06 Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792) died on this day in history.  

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

May 17 In the year 1840 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 in the year 1840.  

May 30 On this day in history dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59  

Jun 06 Marcellin Champagnat, French priest (b. 1789) died in the year 1840.  

Jun 07 On this day in history 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 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 Frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Aug 18 Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 in the year 1840.  

Aug 24 In the year 1840 joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89  

Aug 25 In the year 1840 k L Immermann, writer, dies at 44  

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

Sep 25 On this day in history death of jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier  

Nov 24 Cornelis RT Krayenhoff, fortress architect/cartographer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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 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 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907)  

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)