Famous Deaths Happened In 1840

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

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 in the year 1840.  

Mar 12 On this day in history friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61  

Mar 22 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798) died on this day in history.  

Mar 28 In the year 1840 simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89  

Mar 30 In the year 1840 george (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies  

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 in the year 1840.  

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

May 30 In the year 1840 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 John Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50 in the year 1840.  

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 In the year 1840 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 On this day in history joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89  

Aug 25 K L Immermann, writer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Aug 27 In the year 1840 william Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office  

Sep 08 In the year 1840 john H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77  

Sep 15 In the year 1840 franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer  

Jan 18 Ernst Rudorff, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company) was born in the year 1840.