Page 3: Historical Events In 1840

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

May 07   The birth of Peter Tchaikovsky, Russian composer on this day in history.   

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

May 07   Tornado strikes Natchez MS, kills 317 on this day in history.   

May 08   On this day in history alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process   

May 11   On this day in history filippo Capocci, composer   

May 13   Alphonse Daudet, writer in the year 1840.   

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   The transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished on this day in history.   

May 24   On this day in history frederick Walker, painter   

May 27   Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

May 29   In the year 1840 hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz)   

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

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) in the year 1840.   

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) in the year 1840.   

Jun 07   In the year 1840 frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69   

Jun 10   In the year 1840 the birth of Henry Morton Stanley, US journalist and explorer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 19   On this day in history john Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50   

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

Jun 22   Ernest Debes, German cartographer (Baedeker) in the year 1840.   

Jun 24   On this day in history louis Brassin, composer   

Jun 25   On this day in history leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82   

Jun 29   Lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65 in the year 1840.   

Jul 01   Robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer in the year 1840.   

Jul 04   James McGranahan, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1840 birth of ernst Rudorff, composer   

Jan 21   Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born in the year 1840.   

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)   

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

Jan 22   Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 22   In the year 1840 death of Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798)   

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 on this day in history.