Famous Deaths Happened In 1840

Jan 06 In the year 1840 death of fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)  

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 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 in the year 1840.  

Mar 30 On this day in history george (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies  

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 In the year 1840 gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67  

May 06 Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792) died in the year 1840.  

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

May 17 Niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1840.  

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 In the year 1840 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 On this day in history 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 Leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 18 In the year 1840 antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73  

Aug 24 On this day in history joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89  

Aug 25 On this day in history k L Immermann, writer, dies at 44  

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 Jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier died in the year 1840.  

Nov 24 Cornelis RT Krayenhoff, fortress architect/cartographer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Dec 11 In the year 1840 death of emperor Kokaku of Japan (b. 1771)  

Jan 03 In the year 1840 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 On this day in history birth of louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925)  

Jan 18 Austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Ernst Rudorff, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 21 On this day in history birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician  

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

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)