{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born 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 Jacob Fabricius, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Sep 09 In the year 1840 birth of gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer  

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

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 In the year 1840 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 On this day in history birth of alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army)  

Sep 28 Rudolf Baumbach, Thuringia [Germany], writer of student drinking songs was born in the year 1840.  

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

Oct 04 In the year 1840 birth of charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer  

Oct 05 In the year 1840 birth of fran Gerbic, composer  

Oct 05 John Addington Symonds, Brit historian/writer (Probs in Greek Ethics) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 09 On this day in history birth of simeon Solomon, British artist (d. 1905)  

Oct 12 Helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian was born in the year 1840.  

Oct 15 Honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894) was born in the year 1840.  

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

Oct 30 On this day in history birth of carlotta Patti, Italian soprano  

Oct 30 William G Sumner, US sociologist/political analyst was born in the year 1840.  

Nov 09 On this day in history birth of joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1898)  

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 On this day in history birth of aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [NS=11/27]  

Nov 16 Frederick Scotson Clark, composer was born in the year 1840.  

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

Nov 25 Hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement) was born in the year 1840.  

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

Nov 30 Henry Birks, Canadian businessman (d. 1928) was born in the year 1840.  

Dec 04 In the year 1840 birth of crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)  

Dec 07 On this day in history birth of hermann Goetz, composer  

Dec 11 In the year 1840 birth of kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872)  

Dec 17 In the year 1840 birth of christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer  

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

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 On this day in history friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61  

Mar 22 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798) died on this day in history.  

Mar 28 On this day in history simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89  

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

Apr 19 In the year 1840 death of jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777)