Historical Events In 1840

Jul 04   In the year 1840 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.   

Jul 06   On this day in history christian Hebbel's "Judith," premieres in Berlin   

Jul 12   Abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist on this day in history.   

Jul 15   England, Russia, Austria & Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance in the year 1840.   

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

Jul 23   Frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1840.   

Jul 23   Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper & Lower Canada in the year 1840.   

Jul 25   In the year 1840 flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution   

Jul 27   On this day in history ranald Slidell Mackenzie, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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

Aug 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros)   

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

Aug 17   In the year 1840 wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)   

Aug 18   Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1840 organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY)   

Aug 24   Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   K L Immermann, writer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Aug 27   On this day in history william Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office   

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

Aug 28   Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns) on this day in history.   

Sep 03   On this day in history jacob Fabricius, composer   

Sep 08   In the year 1840 john H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77   

Sep 09   On this day in history gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer   

Sep 12   Composer Robert Schumann marries Clara Wieck on this day in history.   

Sep 14   George Elbridge Whiting, composer on this day in history.   

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

Sep 21   Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876) in the year 1840.   

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

Sep 27   On this day in history alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power)   

Sep 28   Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

Sep 30   Johan Severin Svendsen, composer in the year 1840.   

Oct 04   In the year 1840 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 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   On this day in history birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician   

Jan 22   Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907) was born in the year 1840.   

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   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1840 simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89   

Mar 30   On this day in history george (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies   

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