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 in the year 1840.

Mar 02 In the year 1840 heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81

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

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 in the year 1840.

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

Apr 19 On this day in history death of jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777)

Apr 25 In the year 1840 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 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 in the year 1840.

May 17 Niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.

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

May 27 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1840 lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65

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

Jul 23 In the year 1840 frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55

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

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 William Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office on this day in history.

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

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 Cornelis RT Krayenhoff, fortress architect/cartographer, dies at 82 in the year 1840.

Dec 11 On this day in history death of emperor Kokaku of Japan (b. 1771)

Jan 03 Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii was born on this day in history.

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 Austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer was born in the year 1840.

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

Jan 21 In the year 1840 birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician

Jan 22 In the year 1840 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)