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 in the year 1840.  

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

Mar 22 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

May 27 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of marcellin Champagnat, French priest (b. 1789)  

Jun 07 Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 in the year 1840.  

Jun 19 John Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Jun 25 Leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82 in the year 1840.  

Jun 29 In the year 1840 lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65  

Jul 22 Josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jul 23 On this day in history frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55  

Aug 18 Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 25 K L Immermann, writer, dies at 44 in the year 1840.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1840.  

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

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer  

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 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.