Famous Deaths In 1840

Jan 06 On this day in history death of fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)  

Jan 22 In the year 1840 death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)  

Mar 02 On this day in history heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81  

Mar 12 On this day in history friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61  

Mar 22 In the year 1840 death of Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798)  

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

Mar 30 George (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies in the year 1840.  

Apr 19 In the year 1840 death of jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777)  

Apr 25 In the year 1840 death of siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician (b. 1781)  

May 05 Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1840.  

May 06 On this day in history death of francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792)  

May 07 Caspar David Friedrich, German painter (b. 1774) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1840 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 On this day in history john Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50  

Jun 25 Leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82 in the year 1840.  

Jun 29 On this day in history lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65  

Jul 22 In the year 1840 josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83  

Jul 23 Frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Aug 18 In the year 1840 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 On this day in history k L Immermann, writer, dies at 44  

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

Sep 08 On this day in history john H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77  

Sep 15 On this day in history franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47  

Sep 25 Jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier died in the year 1840.  

Nov 24 On this day in history cornelis RT Krayenhoff, fortress architect/cartographer, dies at 82  

Dec 11 On this day in history death of emperor Kokaku of Japan (b. 1771)  

Jan 03 In the year 1840 birth of father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii  

Jan 05 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer  

Jan 18 In the year 1840 birth of ernst Rudorff, composer  

Jan 21 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 22 In the year 1840 birth of ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907)  

Jan 23 Ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company) was born in the year 1840.