Famous Deaths In 1840

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

Jan 22 Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752) died on this day in history.  

Mar 02 Heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Mar 12 Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1840.  

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 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)  

Apr 25 Siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician (b. 1781) died in the year 1840.  

May 05 On this day in history gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67  

May 06 In the year 1840 death of francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792)  

May 07 In the year 1840 death of caspar David Friedrich, German painter (b. 1774)  

May 17 Niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

May 26 Sidney Smith, British admiral (b. 1764) died in the year 1840.  

May 27 Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

May 30 On this day in history dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59  

Jun 06 Marcellin Champagnat, French priest (b. 1789) died on this day in history.  

Jun 07 In the year 1840 frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69  

Jun 19 In the year 1840 john Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50  

Jun 25 In the year 1840 leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82  

Jun 29 In the year 1840 lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65  

Jul 22 On this day in history josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83  

Jul 23 On this day in history frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55  

Aug 18 Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Aug 24 In the year 1840 joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89  

Aug 25 K L Immermann, writer, dies at 44 in the year 1840.  

Aug 27 William Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office in the year 1840.  

Sep 08 On this day in history john H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77  

Sep 15 On this day in history franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47  

Sep 25 On this day in history death of jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier  

Nov 24 In the year 1840 cornelis RT Krayenhoff, fortress architect/cartographer, dies at 82  

Dec 11 Emperor Kokaku of Japan (b. 1771) died in the year 1840.  

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

Jan 05 John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born in the year 1840.  

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

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer  

Jan 18 In the year 1840 birth of ernst Rudorff, composer  

Jan 21 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907)  

Jan 23 Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company) was born in the year 1840.