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

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

May 27 Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 in the year 1840.  

May 30 Dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jun 06 Marcellin Champagnat, French priest (b. 1789) died on this day in history.  

Jun 07 Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65  

Jul 22 Josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1840.  

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 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 On this day in history william Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office  

Sep 08 John H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Sep 15 Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Sep 25 In the year 1840 death of jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier  

Nov 24 On this day in history cornelis RT Krayenhoff, fortress architect/cartographer, dies at 82  

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 in the year 1840.  

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

Jan 18 Ernst Rudorff, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 21 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born on this day in history.  

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)