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 on this day in history.   

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

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   Frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1840.   

Jul 23   On this day in history union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper & Lower Canada   

Jul 25   On this day in history flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution   

Jul 27   Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1840.   

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

Aug 01   Labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 14   In the year 1840 baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist   

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

Aug 18   Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 in the year 1840.   

Aug 18   On this day in history organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY)   

Aug 24   In the year 1840 joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89   

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

Aug 27   William Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office in the year 1840.   

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

Aug 28   Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns) on this day in history.   

Sep 03   Jacob Fabricius, composer in the year 1840.   

Sep 08   John H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77 in the year 1840.   

Sep 09   Gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer in the year 1840.   

Sep 12   On this day in history composer Robert Schumann marries Clara Wieck   

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

Sep 15   In the year 1840 franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47   

Sep 21   Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876) on this day in history.   

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

Sep 27   In the year 1840 alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power)   

Sep 28   Alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army) in the year 1840.   

Sep 30   Johan Severin Svendsen, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 04   On this day in history charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer   

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Jan 03   On this day in history birth of father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii   

Jan 05   In the year 1840 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   In the year 1840 birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of ernst Rudorff, composer   

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician   

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   Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752) died on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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.