Page 3: Historical Events In 1840

May 07   On this day in history the birth of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer   

May 07   On this day in history the birth of Peter Tchaikovsky, Russian composer   

May 07   On this day in history tornado strikes Natchez Miss, kills 317   

May 07   On this day in history tornado strikes Natchez MS, kills 317   

May 08   Alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process in the year 1840.   

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

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

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

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

May 21   New Zealand became a British colony on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1840.   

May 24   In the year 1840 frederick Walker, painter   

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

May 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history eugeen van Oye, Flemish writer/poet (Morning Twilight)   

Jun 06   In the year 1840 john Stainer, composer   

Jun 07   Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico (1864-67) in the year 1840.   

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

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   In the year 1840 henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser   

Jun 12   In the year 1840 meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands   

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

Jun 20   On this day in history samuel Morse patents his telegraph   

Jun 22   Ernest Debes, German cartographer (Baedeker) on this day in history.   

Jun 24   Louis Brassin, composer in the year 1840.   

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

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

Jul 01   Robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer on this day in history.   

Jul 04   On this day in history james McGranahan, composer   

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Jan 03   Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii was born in the year 1840.   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1840 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   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   Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907) was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 23   On this day in history birth of ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)   

Jan 06   Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752) died in the year 1840.   

Jan 22   On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)   

Mar 02   On this day in history heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81   

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

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   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.