Famous Deaths Happened In 1840

Jan 06 On this day in history death of fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)  

Jan 22 On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)  

Mar 02 On this day in history heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81  

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

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 in the year 1840.  

Apr 19 Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777) died on this day in history.  

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

May 05 Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1840.  

May 06 Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792) died on this day in history.  

May 07 Caspar David Friedrich, German painter (b. 1774) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57  

May 30 Dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 07 Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 in the year 1840.  

Jun 19 John Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50 in the year 1840.  

Jun 25 On this day in history leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82  

Jun 29 Lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65 in the year 1840.  

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

Jul 23 Frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Aug 18 Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 in the year 1840.  

Aug 24 Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1840.  

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 Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Sep 25 In the year 1840 death of jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier  

Nov 24 On this day in history cornelis RT Krayenhoff, fortress architect/cartographer, dies at 82  

Dec 11 Emperor Kokaku of Japan (b. 1771) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of john Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896  

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 in the year 1840.  

Jan 22 Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907) was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 23 Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company) was born on this day in history.