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 in the year 1840.   

Jul 06   Christian Hebbel's "Judith," premieres in Berlin in the year 1840.   

Jul 12   In the year 1840 abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist   

Jul 15   On this day in history england, Russia, Austria & Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance   

Jul 22   Josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1840.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution on this day in history.   

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

Aug 01   In the year 1840 aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer   

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

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

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

Aug 14   Baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist on this day in history.   

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   Organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY) in the year 1840.   

Aug 24   On this day in history joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89   

Aug 25   In the year 1840 k L Immermann, writer, dies at 44   

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 in the year 1840.   

Aug 28   Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns) in the year 1840.   

Sep 03   On this day in history jacob Fabricius, composer   

Sep 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1840.   

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   In the year 1840 murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876)   

Sep 25   In the year 1840 jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier   

Sep 27   Alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power) on this day in history.   

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

Sep 30   In the year 1840 johan Severin Svendsen, composer   

Oct 04   Charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer in the year 1840.   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of john Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896   

Jan 10   Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Ernst Rudorff, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company) was born in the year 1840.   

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

Jan 22   In the year 1840 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   On this day in history friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61   

Mar 22   Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798) died in the year 1840.   

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