Famous Birthdays In 1840

Apr 12 Edmond Audran, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19 Andrea Bezzola, writer was born in the year 1840.  

Apr 21 On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Haberl, German priest/musicologist (Magister choralis)  

Apr 22 Odilon Redon, French painter (d. 1916) was born in the year 1840.  

Apr 25 On this day in history birth of james Dearing, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1865  

Apr 25 In the year 1840 birth of peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (1812 Overture) (5/7 NS)  

Apr 27 Edward Whymper, 1st to climb Matterhorn (1865) was born in the year 1840.  

May 07 Peter Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Votkinsk Rus, composer (1812 Overture) [NS] was born on this day in history.  

May 10 On this day in history birth of hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian revolutionist (d. 1868)  

May 11 In the year 1840 birth of filippo Capocci, composer  

May 13 Alphonse Daudet, writer was born on this day in history.  

May 13 In the year 1840 birth of l-M Alphonse Daudet, French writer (Tartarin of Tarascon)  

May 24 On this day in history birth of frederick Walker, painter  

May 29 In the year 1840 birth of hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz)  

Jun 02 Thomas Hardy, England, poet/novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 03 Eugeen van Oye, Flemish writer/poet (Morning Twilight) was born in the year 1840.  

Jun 06 John Stainer, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Jun 06 William Francis Bartlett, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born in the year 1840.  

Jun 07 Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico (1864-67) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 10 Theodor Philipsen Danish painter (d. 1920) was born in the year 1840.  

Jun 10 In the year 1840 birth of thomas Fentress Toon, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902  

Jun 11 Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser was born on this day in history.  

Jun 16 On this day in history birth of ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913)  

Jun 22 Ernest Debes, German cartographer (Baedeker) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 24 Louis Brassin, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Jul 01 In the year 1840 birth of robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer  

Jul 04 James McGranahan, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 12 On this day in history birth of abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist  

Jul 25 In the year 1840 birth of flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution  

Jul 27 Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 01 Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Aug 13 In the year 1840 birth of giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros)  

Aug 14 On this day in history birth of baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist  

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

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Jan 06 On this day in history 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 On this day in history heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81  

Mar 12 Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 28 In the year 1840 simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89  

Mar 30 George (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies on this day in history.  

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