Page 4: Historical Events In 1840

Jul 04   The Cunard Line's 700 ton wooden paddle steamer RMS Britannia departs from Liverpool bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia on the first transatlantic crossing with a scheduled end on this day in history.   

Jul 06   Christian Hebbel's "Judith," premieres in Berlin in the year 1840.   

Jul 12   Abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist in the year 1840.   

Jul 15   England, Russia, Austria & Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance on this day in history.   

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   

Jul 23   Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper & Lower Canada in the year 1840.   

Jul 25   Flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution on this day in history.   

Jul 27   In the year 1840 ranald Slidell Mackenzie, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

Aug 01   In the year 1840 aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer   

Aug 01   In the year 1840 labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated.   

Aug 10   On this day in history the 'Star of the East' first known balloon to fly in Canada.   

Aug 13   Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros) in the year 1840.   

Aug 14   Baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 18   Organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY) on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 27   On this day in history william Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office   

Aug 28   In the year 1840 9 Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails   

Aug 28   On this day in history ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns)   

Sep 03   On this day in history jacob Fabricius, composer   

Sep 08   John H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Sep 09   On this day in history gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer   

Sep 12   Composer Robert Schumann marries Clara Wieck in the year 1840.   

Sep 14   On this day in history george Elbridge Whiting, composer   

Sep 15   Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

Sep 21   On this day in history murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876)   

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

Sep 27   Alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power) on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

Sep 30   In the year 1840 johan Severin Svendsen, composer   

Oct 04   In the year 1840 charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer   

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Jan 03   Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1840 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 in the year 1840.   

Jan 18   Austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer was born in the year 1840.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1840 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   Heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81 in the year 1840.   

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

Mar 22   Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1840.