Famous Birthdays In 1840

Aug 28 On this day in history birth of alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900)  

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

Sep 03 On this day in history birth of jacob Fabricius, composer  

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

Sep 14 George Elbridge Whiting, composer was born in the year 1840.  

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

Sep 26 On this day in history birth of louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923)  

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

Sep 27 Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America was born in the year 1840.  

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

Sep 28 In the year 1840 birth of rudolf Baumbach, Thuringia [Germany], writer of student drinking songs  

Sep 30 On this day in history birth of johan Severin Svendsen, composer  

Oct 04 Charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 05 On this day in history birth of fran Gerbic, composer  

Oct 05 In the year 1840 birth of john Addington Symonds, Brit historian/writer (Probs in Greek Ethics)  

Oct 09 Simeon Solomon, British artist (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 12 On this day in history birth of helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian  

Oct 15 On this day in history birth of honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894)  

Oct 16 In the year 1840 birth of kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900)  

Oct 30 Carlotta Patti, Italian soprano was born on this day in history.  

Oct 30 On this day in history birth of william G Sumner, US sociologist/political analyst  

Nov 09 Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1898) was born in the year 1840.  

Nov 12 Auguste Rodin, France, sculptor (Kiss, Thinker) was born in the year 1840.  

Nov 14 On this day in history birth of claude Monet, France, impressionist (Water Lilies)  

Nov 15 Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [NS=11/27] was born on this day in history.  

Nov 16 Frederick Scotson Clark, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 21 In the year 1840 birth of victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia  

Nov 25 In the year 1840 birth of hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement)  

Nov 27 Aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [OS=11/15] was born in the year 1840.  

Nov 30 Henry Birks, Canadian businessman (d. 1928) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 04 Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877) was born in the year 1840.  

Dec 07 Hermann Goetz, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Dec 11 Kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 17 Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer was born on this day in history.  

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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 In the year 1840 heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81  

Mar 12 Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Mar 22 In the year 1840 death of Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798)  

Mar 28 Simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Mar 30 George (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies on this day in history.  

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