Famous Deaths Happened In 1840

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

Mar 12 In the year 1840 friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61  

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

Apr 25 On this day in history death of siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician (b. 1781)  

May 05 Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

May 06 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 06 On this day in history death of marcellin Champagnat, French priest (b. 1789)  

Jun 07 Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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 Lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jul 22 Josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jul 23 In the year 1840 frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55  

Aug 18 On this day in history antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73  

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

Aug 25 K L Immermann, writer, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 08 John H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77 in the year 1840.  

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

Jan 03 Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii was born in the year 1840.  

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

Jan 10 In the year 1840 birth of louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925)  

Jan 18 In the year 1840 birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of ernst Rudorff, composer  

Jan 21 In the year 1840 birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician  

Jan 22 Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.  

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