Historical Events In 1840

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

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

May 07   Tornado strikes Natchez Miss, kills 317 on this day in history.   

May 07   Tornado strikes Natchez MS, kills 317 on this day in history.   

May 08   On this day in history alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process   

May 11   Filippo Capocci, composer in the year 1840.   

May 13   Alphonse Daudet, writer in the year 1840.   

May 17   Niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1840.   

May 20   York Minster was badly damaged by fire on this day in history.   

May 21   On this day in history new Zealand became a British colony   

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

May 22   On this day in history the transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.   

May 24   In the year 1840 frederick Walker, painter   

May 27   Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 in the year 1840.   

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   In the year 1840 the birth of Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet   

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) on this day in history.   

Jun 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jun 10   The birth of Henry Morton Stanley, US journalist and explorer on this day in history.   

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

Jun 11   On this day in history henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser   

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   On this day in history samuel Morse patents his telegraph   

Jun 22   Ernest Debes, German cartographer (Baedeker) in the year 1840.   

Jun 24   On this day in history louis Brassin, composer   

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

Jul 04   James McGranahan, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925)   

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

Jan 18   Ernst Rudorff, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 23   On this day in history birth of ernst Abbe, Germany, physicist (Carl Zeiss Optics Company)   

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

Mar 30   On this day in history george (Beau) Brummell, Dandy, dies   

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