Historical Events In 1840

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

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 in the year 1840.  

May 11   In the year 1840 filippo Capocci, composer  

May 13   Alphonse Daudet, writer on this day in history.  

May 17   On this day in history niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57  

May 20   York Minster was badly damaged by fire on this day in history.  

May 21   On this day in history new Zealand became a British colony  

May 21   On this day in history nZ became a British colony  

May 22   The transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished in the year 1840.  

May 24   Frederick Walker, painter in the year 1840.  

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

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   The birth of Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet in the year 1840.  

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   In the year 1840 john Stainer, composer  

Jun 07   On this day in history charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico (1864-67)  

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

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

Jun 10   On this day in history thomas Fentress Toon, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902  

Jun 11   Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser on this day in history.  

Jun 12   In the year 1840 meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands  

Jun 19   In the year 1840 john Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50  

Jun 20   Samuel Morse patents his telegraph on this day in history.  

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

Jun 24   In the year 1840 louis Brassin, composer  

Jun 25   Leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 01   On this day in history robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer  

Jul 04   In the year 1840 james McGranahan, composer  

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Jan 03   Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1840.  

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of ernst Rudorff, composer  

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

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)  

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 in the year 1840.  

Mar 12   In the year 1840 friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61  

Mar 22   On this day in history death of Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798)  

Mar 28   In the year 1840 simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89  

Mar 30   George (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies in the year 1840.  

Apr 19   On this day in history death of jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777)