Famous Deaths Happened 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 In the year 1840 heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81  

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

Mar 22 Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798) died in the year 1840.  

Mar 28 On this day in history simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89  

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1840 death of sidney Smith, British admiral (b. 1764)  

May 27 Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 in the year 1840.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 23 Frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1840.  

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

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

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 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 John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 In the year 1840 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 on this day in history.  

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.