Famous Birthdays In 1840

Aug 28 Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900) was born in the year 1840.  

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

Sep 03 Jacob Fabricius, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 09 In the year 1840 birth of gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer  

Sep 14 In the year 1840 birth of george Elbridge Whiting, composer  

Sep 21 In the year 1840 birth of murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876)  

Sep 26 On this day in history birth of louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923)  

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

Sep 27 In the year 1840 birth of thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America  

Sep 28 In the year 1840 birth of alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army)  

Sep 28 Rudolf Baumbach, Thuringia [Germany], writer of student drinking songs was born in the year 1840.  

Sep 30 Johan Severin Svendsen, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Oct 04 In the year 1840 birth of charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer  

Oct 05 On this day in history birth of fran Gerbic, composer  

Oct 05 John Addington Symonds, Brit historian/writer (Probs in Greek Ethics) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 09 On this day in history birth of simeon Solomon, British artist (d. 1905)  

Oct 12 In the year 1840 birth of helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress (Juliet)/anti-Russian  

Oct 15 On this day in history birth of honoré Mercier, politician and premier of Quebec (d. 1894)  

Oct 16 In the year 1840 birth of kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1900)  

Oct 30 On this day in history birth of carlotta Patti, Italian soprano  

Oct 30 William G Sumner, US sociologist/political analyst was born in the year 1840.  

Nov 09 In the year 1840 birth of joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, French Canadian lawyer (d. 1898)  

Nov 12 Auguste Rodin, France, sculptor (Kiss, Thinker) was born in the year 1840.  

Nov 14 Claude Monet, France, impressionist (Water Lilies) was born in the year 1840.  

Nov 15 On this day in history birth of aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [NS=11/27]  

Nov 16 Frederick Scotson Clark, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 21 Victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia was born on this day in history.  

Nov 25 Hugo Verriest, Flemish author/poet (Flemish Movement) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 27 On this day in history birth of aleksei N Apuchtin, Russian poet/friend of Tsjaikovski [OS=11/15]  

Nov 30 Henry Birks, Canadian businessman (d. 1928) was born in the year 1840.  

Dec 04 Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 07 Hermann Goetz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Dec 11 Kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872) was born in the year 1840.  

Dec 17 Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer was born in the year 1840.  

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Jan 06 On this day in history 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 On this day in history friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61  

Mar 22 On this day in history death of Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798)  

Mar 28 Simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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.