{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1840

Aug 28 Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 09 Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Sep 21 On this day in history birth of murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876)  

Sep 26 Louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1840 birth of alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army)  

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 In the year 1840 birth of charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer  

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 Helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian was born on this day in history.  

Oct 15 Honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 16 Kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900) was born in the year 1840.  

Oct 30 Carlotta Patti, Italian soprano was born in the year 1840.  

Oct 30 William G Sumner, US sociologist/political analyst was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1840 birth of henry Birks, Canadian businessman (d. 1928)  

Dec 04 On this day in history birth of crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)  

Dec 07 In the year 1840 birth of hermann Goetz, composer  

Dec 11 On this day in history 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 Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752) died in the year 1840.  

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