Famous Deaths Happened In 1840

Jan 06 On this day in history death of fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)  

Jan 22 On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)  

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

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 On this day in history simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89  

Mar 30 In the year 1840 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 in the year 1840.  

May 05 On this day in history gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67  

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 On this day in history niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57  

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

May 27 In the year 1840 niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57  

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

Jun 06 In the year 1840 death of marcellin Champagnat, French priest (b. 1789)  

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 Leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82 in the year 1840.  

Jun 29 Lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 23 On this day in history 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 On this day in history k L Immermann, writer, dies at 44  

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

Sep 08 John H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77 in the year 1840.  

Sep 15 On this day in history franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47  

Sep 25 Jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier died on this day in history.  

Nov 24 Cornelis RT Krayenhoff, fortress architect/cartographer, dies at 82 in the year 1840.  

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 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 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 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)