Page 3: Historical Events In 1840

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

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

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

May 07   On this day in history tornado strikes Natchez MS, kills 317   

May 08   Alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process on this day in history.   

May 11   In the year 1840 filippo Capocci, composer   

May 13   Alphonse Daudet, writer in the year 1840.   

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

May 20   On this day in history york Minster was badly damaged by fire   

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   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   Dominique J de Eerens, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jun 02   On this day in history the birth of Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet   

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   On this day in history john Stainer, composer   

Jun 07   Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico (1864-67) on this day in history.   

Jun 07   Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69 in the year 1840.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 11   In the year 1840 henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter/etser   

Jun 12   On this day in history meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands   

Jun 19   John Cockerill, English/Belgian industrial/orangist, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Jun 20   In the year 1840 samuel Morse patents his telegraph   

Jun 22   On this day in history ernest Debes, German cartographer (Baedeker)   

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   In the year 1840 robert S Ball, Irish mathematician/astronomer   

Jul 04   In the year 1840 james McGranahan, composer   

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Jan 03   Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii was born in the year 1840.   

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 in the year 1840.   

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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1840 death of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)   

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

Mar 12   Friedrich Westenholz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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)