Page 3: Historical Events In 1840

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

May 07   On this day in history the birth of Peter Tchaikovsky, Russian composer   

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

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   In the year 1840 filippo Capocci, composer   

May 13   Alphonse Daudet, writer in the year 1840.   

May 17   On this day in history niccolo Paganini, composer, dies at 57   

May 20   In the year 1840 york Minster was badly damaged by fire   

May 21   New Zealand became a British colony on this day in history.   

May 21   On this day in history nZ became a British colony   

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

May 24   On this day in history frederick Walker, painter   

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

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

May 30   On this day in history dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59   

Jun 02   The birth of Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet in the year 1840.   

Jun 02   On this day in history 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   John Stainer, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 07   In the year 1840 charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico (1864-67)   

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

Jun 10   In the year 1840 the birth of Henry Morton Stanley, US journalist and explorer   

Jun 10   Thomas Fentress Toon, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902 in the year 1840.   

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

Jun 12   Meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands in the year 1840.   

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

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   On this day in history louis Brassin, composer   

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

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   In the year 1840 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   Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925) was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 18   In the year 1840 birth of austin Dobson, England, poet/critic/biographer   

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

Jan 21   Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician was born in the year 1840.   

Jan 22   In the year 1840 birth of ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907)   

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

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

Jan 22   Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752) died on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Heinrich Olbers, German astronomer (comets & asteroids), dies at 81 in the year 1840.   

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