Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1840

Apr 12 Edmond Audran, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Apr 19 In the year 1840 birth of andrea Bezzola, writer  

Apr 21 Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist (Magister choralis) was born in the year 1840.  

Apr 22 In the year 1840 birth of odilon Redon, French painter (d. 1916)  

Apr 25 James Dearing, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865 was born in the year 1840.  

Apr 25 In the year 1840 birth of peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (1812 Overture) (5/7 NS)  

Apr 27 Edward Whymper, 1st to climb Matterhorn (1865) was born on this day in history.  

May 07 Peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Votkinsk Rus, composer (1812 Overture) [NS] was born in the year 1840.  

May 10 Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian revolutionist (d. 1868) was born on this day in history.  

May 11 In the year 1840 birth of filippo Capocci, composer  

May 13 On this day in history birth of alphonse Daudet, writer  

May 13 L-M Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon) was born on this day in history.  

May 24 Frederick Walker, painter was born in the year 1840.  

May 29 Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 02 In the year 1840 birth of thomas Hardy, England, poet/novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd)  

Jun 03 Eugeen van Oye, Flemish writer/poet (Morning Twilight) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 06 In the year 1840 birth of john Stainer, composer  

Jun 06 William Francis Bartlett, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born in the year 1840.  

Jun 07 In the year 1840 birth of charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico (1864-67)  

Jun 10 In the year 1840 birth of theodor Philipsen Danish painter (d. 1920)  

Jun 10 In the year 1840 birth of thomas Fentress Toon, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902  

Jun 11 In the year 1840 birth of henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser  

Jun 16 Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913) was born in the year 1840.  

Jun 22 In the year 1840 birth of ernest Debes, German cartographer (Baedeker)  

Jun 24 Louis Brassin, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Jul 01 Robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer was born in the year 1840.  

Jul 04 James McGranahan, composer was born in the year 1840.  

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

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

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

Aug 01 Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 13 In the year 1840 birth of giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros)  

Aug 14 On this day in history birth of baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist  

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

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Jan 06 Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752) died on this day in history.  

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 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 In the year 1840 death of jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777)