Historical Events In 1840

May 07   The birth of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer on this day in history.   

May 07   The birth of Peter Tchaikovsky, Russian composer in the year 1840.   

May 07   In the year 1840 tornado strikes Natchez Miss, kills 317   

May 07   Tornado strikes Natchez MS, kills 317 in the year 1840.   

May 08   In the year 1840 alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process   

May 11   On this day in history filippo Capocci, composer   

May 13   Alphonse Daudet, writer in the year 1840.   

May 17   Niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

May 20   York Minster was badly damaged by fire in the year 1840.   

May 21   New Zealand became a British colony in the year 1840.   

May 21   NZ became a British colony in the year 1840.   

May 22   In the year 1840 the transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.   

May 24   On this day in history frederick Walker, painter   

May 27   In the year 1840 niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57   

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

May 30   Dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jun 02   The birth of Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet on this day in history.   

Jun 02   In the year 1840 thomas Hardy, England, poet/novelist (Far from the Madding Crowd)   

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

Jun 06   In the year 1840 john Stainer, composer   

Jun 07   On this day in history charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico (1864-67)   

Jun 07   Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 in the year 1840.   

Jun 10   On this day in history the birth of Henry Morton Stanley, US journalist and explorer   

Jun 10   Thomas Fentress Toon, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 12   In the year 1840 meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands   

Jun 19   John Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Jun 20   In the year 1840 samuel Morse patents his telegraph   

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

Jun 24   Louis Brassin, composer in the year 1840.   

Jun 25   On this day in history leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82   

Jun 29   In the year 1840 lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65   

Jul 01   Robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer in the year 1840.   

Jul 04   On this day in history james McGranahan, composer   

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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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1840 birth of ernst Rudorff, composer   

Jan 21   Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born on this day in history.   

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 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 on this day in history.   

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   Simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89 in the year 1840.   

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

Apr 19   Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777) died in the year 1840.