Famous Birthdays In 1840

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 Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 22 Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907) was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 23 In the year 1840 birth of ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)  

Feb 02 Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 05 In the year 1840 birth of john Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire)  

Feb 11 Sanuel Dana Greene, Lt Cmdr (Union Navy), died in 1884 was born in the year 1840.  

Feb 13 Georg Jacobi, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 F August Bebel, German social-democrat was born on this day in history.  

Feb 23 Carl Menger, Austrian economist was born in the year 1840.  

Feb 25 On this day in history birth of alexis Hollander, composer  

Feb 25 In the year 1840 birth of otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Climax of Theories)  

Feb 28 In the year 1840 birth of henri Duveyrier, French explorer (d. 1892)  

Feb 29 In the year 1840 birth of john Philip Holland, father of modern submarine  

Feb 29 On this day in history birth of john Philip Holland, Liscannor Ireland, pioneer in submarine building  

Mar 05 Constance Fenimore Woolson, NH, writer (Jupiter Lights) was born in the year 1840.  

Mar 08 Franco Faccio, Italian composer/conductor was born on this day in history.  

Mar 11 In the year 1840 birth of edmund Kirby Jr, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863  

Mar 16 Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist (d. 1931) was born in the year 1840.  

Mar 18 William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 20 Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (d. 1894) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 25 In the year 1840 birth of myles Keogh, U.S. Soldier in U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment & Irish Soldier of Fortune (d. 1876)  

Mar 25 Myles Keogh, U.S. Soldier in U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment & Irish Soldier of Fortune (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 26 On this day in history birth of carli Zoeller, composer  

Mar 26 On this day in history birth of george Smith, London England, assyriologist (cuneiform (script))  

Mar 28 In the year 1840 birth of mehemed Emin Pasja, German explorer/governor (Equatoria)  

Mar 31 John Herbert Kelly, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

Apr 02 Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 11 On this day in history birth of john Conrad Nordqvist, composer  

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Jan 06 Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752) died on this day in history.  

Jan 22 On this day in history death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)  

Mar 02 In the year 1840 heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81  

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 in the year 1840.  

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)