Famous Deaths Happened In 1840

Jan 06 In the year 1840 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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 30 George (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 19 On this day in history death of jean-Jacques Lartigue, Roman catholic bishop of Montreal (b. 1777)  

Apr 25 On this day in history death of siméon-Denis Poisson, French mathematician (b. 1781)  

May 05 Gottlob Benedikt Bierey, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

May 06 Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. 1792) died on this day in history.  

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

May 17 In the year 1840 niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57  

May 26 On this day in history death of sidney Smith, British admiral (b. 1764)  

May 27 On this day in history niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57  

May 30 Dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59 in the year 1840.  

Jun 06 Marcellin Champagnat, French priest (b. 1789) died in the year 1840.  

Jun 07 On this day in history frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69  

Jun 19 John Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50 in the year 1840.  

Jun 25 Leopold count of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jun 29 Lucien Bonaparte, prince of Canino/Musignano, dies at 65 in the year 1840.  

Jul 22 Josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1840.  

Jul 23 Frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1840.  

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

Aug 24 Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1840.  

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 in the year 1840.  

Sep 08 In the year 1840 john H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77  

Sep 15 Franz Xaver Pechacek, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Sep 25 In the year 1840 death of jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier  

Nov 24 Cornelis RT Krayenhoff, fortress architect/cartographer, dies at 82 in the year 1840.  

Dec 11 Emperor Kokaku of Japan (b. 1771) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1840 birth of louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925)  

Jan 18 Austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 18 Ernst Rudorff, composer was born in the year 1840.  

Jan 21 In the year 1840 birth of sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician  

Jan 22 On this day in history 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.