Page 3: Historical Events In 1840

May 07   The birth of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer in the year 1840.   

May 07   In the year 1840 the birth of Peter Tchaikovsky, Russian composer   

May 07   Tornado strikes Natchez Miss, kills 317 in the year 1840.   

May 07   In the year 1840 tornado strikes Natchez MS, kills 317   

May 08   Alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process on this day in history.   

May 11   Filippo Capocci, composer on this day in history.   

May 13   In the year 1840 alphonse Daudet, writer   

May 17   In the year 1840 niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57   

May 20   On this day in history york Minster was badly damaged by fire   

May 21   New Zealand became a British colony in the year 1840.   

May 21   NZ became a British colony in the year 1840.   

May 22   On this day in history the transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.   

May 24   On this day in history frederick Walker, painter   

May 27   On this day in history niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57   

May 29   Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz) on this day in history.   

May 30   Dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59 in the year 1840.   

Jun 02   In the year 1840 the birth of Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet   

Jun 02   Thomas Hardy, England, poet/novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd) on this day in history.   

Jun 03   In the year 1840 eugeen van Oye, Flemish writer/poet (Morning Twilight)   

Jun 06   John Stainer, composer in the year 1840.   

Jun 07   Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico (1864-67) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 10   The birth of Henry Morton Stanley, US journalist and explorer on this day in history.   

Jun 10   In the year 1840 thomas Fentress Toon, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902   

Jun 11   On this day in history henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser   

Jun 12   Meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands in the year 1840.   

Jun 19   John Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50 in the year 1840.   

Jun 20   Samuel Morse patents his telegraph in the year 1840.   

Jun 22   On this day in history ernest Debes, German cartographer (Baedeker)   

Jun 24   Louis Brassin, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 25   In the year 1840 leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82   

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

Jul 01   In the year 1840 robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer   

Jul 04   In the year 1840 james McGranahan, composer   

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Jan 03   In the year 1840 birth of father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii   

Jan 05   In the year 1840 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   Ernst Rudorff, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician   

Jan 22   Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company) was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 06   In the year 1840 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 12   Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1840.   

Mar 22   Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798) died in the year 1840.   

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)