Page 4: Historical Events In 1840

Jul 12   Abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist   

Jul 15   England, Russia, Austria and Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance.   

Jul 22   Josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83.   

Jul 23   Frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55.   

Jul 23   Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper and Lower Canada   

Jul 25   Flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution.   

Jul 27   Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

Aug 01   Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer   

Aug 01   Labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated   

Aug 10   The 'Star of the East' inaugural known balloon to fly in Canada.   

Aug 13   Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros)   

Aug 14   Baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist   

Aug 17   Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League).   

Aug 18   Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73   

Aug 18   Organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY).   

Aug 24   Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89.   

Aug 25   K L Immermann, writer, dies at 44   

Aug 27   William Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office   

Aug 28   9 Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails.   

Aug 28   Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns).   

Sep 03   Jacob Fabricius, composer.   

Sep 08   John H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77.   

Sep 09   Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer.   

Sep 12   Composer Robert Schumann marries Clara Wieck   

Sep 14   George Elbridge Whiting, composer.   

Sep 15   Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47.   

Sep 21   Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876).   

Sep 25   Jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier.   

Sep 27   Alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power)   

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

Sep 30   Johan Severin Svendsen, composer.   

Oct 04   Charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer   

Oct 05   Fran Gerbic, composer   

Oct 07   Willem I steps down as king of Netherlands.   

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Jan 03   Father joseph damien de veuster: Belgium, helped lepers in hawaii   

Jan 05   John doby kennedy: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1896   

Jan 10   Louis nazaire bégin: French canadian archbishop and cardinal    

Jan 18   Austin dobson: England, poet/critic/biographer   

Jan 18   Ernst rudorff: Composer   

Jan 21   Sophia louisa jex-blake: Pioneer english woman physician   

Jan 22   Ernest roland wilberforce: English bishop   

Jan 23   Ernst abbe: Germany, physicist (carl zeiss optics company)   

Jan 06   Fanny burney: English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)   

Jan 22   Johann friedrich blumenbach: German anthropologist (b. 1752)   

Mar 02   Heinrich olbers: German astronomer (comets & asteroids),    

Mar 12   Friedrich westenholz: Composer,    

Mar 22   Étienne bobillier: French mathematician (b. 1798)   

Mar 28   Simon-antoine-jean lhuillier: Swiss mathematician,    

Mar 30   George (beau) brummell: Dandy,   

Apr 19   Jean-jacques lartigue: Roman catholic bishop of montreal (b. 1777)