Page 4: Historical Events In 1840

Jul 04   The Cunard Line's 700 ton wooden paddle steamer RMS Britannia departs from Liverpool bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia on the first transatlantic crossing with a scheduled end on this day in history.   

Jul 06   In the year 1840 christian Hebbel's "Judith," premieres in Berlin   

Jul 12   On this day in history abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist   

Jul 15   England, Russia, Austria & Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance on this day in history.   

Jul 22   On this day in history josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83   

Jul 23   In the year 1840 frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55   

Jul 23   On this day in history union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper & Lower Canada   

Jul 25   Flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution in the year 1840.   

Jul 27   In the year 1840 ranald Slidell Mackenzie, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

Aug 01   Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer in the year 1840.   

Aug 01   In the year 1840 labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated.   

Aug 10   The 'Star of the East' first known balloon to fly in Canada on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros) on this day in history.   

Aug 14   In the year 1840 baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist   

Aug 17   On this day in history wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)   

Aug 18   On this day in history antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73   

Aug 18   Organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY) on this day in history.   

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   William Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office in the year 1840.   

Aug 28   9 Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails on this day in history.   

Aug 28   In the year 1840 ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns)   

Sep 03   Jacob Fabricius, composer on this day in history.   

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

Sep 09   Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer in the year 1840.   

Sep 12   Composer Robert Schumann marries Clara Wieck in the year 1840.   

Sep 14   On this day in history george Elbridge Whiting, composer   

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

Sep 21   Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876) on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier on this day in history.   

Sep 27   Alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power) in the year 1840.   

Sep 28   Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army) in the year 1840.   

Sep 30   In the year 1840 johan Severin Svendsen, composer   

Oct 04   On this day in history charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, 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   John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925) was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 18   Austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 18   In the year 1840 birth of ernst Rudorff, composer   

Jan 21   In the year 1840 birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician   

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1840.   

Apr 19   Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777) died in the year 1840.