Historical Events In 1840

Jul 04   The Cunard Line's 700 ton wooden paddle steamer RMS Britannia departs from Liverpool bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia on the first transatlantic crossing with a scheduled end on this day in history.   

Jul 06   In the year 1840 christian Hebbel's "Judith," premieres in Berlin   

Jul 12   Abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist on this day in history.   

Jul 15   England, Russia, Austria & Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance in the year 1840.   

Jul 22   Josef Jawurek, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history frantisek Max Knize, composer, dies at 55   

Jul 23   On this day in history union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper & Lower Canada   

Jul 25   Flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution in the year 1840.   

Jul 27   Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

Aug 01   Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer in the year 1840.   

Aug 01   Labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated in the year 1840.   

Aug 10   On this day in history the 'Star of the East' first known balloon to fly in Canada.   

Aug 13   On this day in history giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros)   

Aug 14   On this day in history baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist   

Aug 17   On this day in history wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)   

Aug 18   Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1840 organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY)   

Aug 24   On this day in history joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89   

Aug 25   K L Immermann, writer, dies at 44 in the year 1840.   

Aug 27   William Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office on this day in history.   

Aug 28   9 Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails on this day in history.   

Aug 28   Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns) on this day in history.   

Sep 03   Jacob Fabricius, composer in the year 1840.   

Sep 08   John H van de Palm, theologist/literature/speaker, dies at 77 in the year 1840.   

Sep 09   In the year 1840 gentil T Antheunis, Flemish poet/music/composer   

Sep 12   Composer Robert Schumann marries Clara Wieck on this day in history.   

Sep 14   George Elbridge Whiting, composer on this day in history.   

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

Sep 21   Murad V, sultan of Turkey (1876) in the year 1840.   

Sep 25   Jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, Duc de Tarente, soldier in the year 1840.   

Sep 27   Alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power) in the year 1840.   

Sep 28   In the year 1840 alexander Swift "Sandie" Pendleton, Lt-Col (Confederate Army)   

Sep 30   Johan Severin Svendsen, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 04   In the year 1840 charles Ferdinand Lenepveu, composer   

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Jan 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Louis Nazaire Bégin, French Canadian archbishop and cardinal (d. 1925) was born in the year 1840.   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of ernst Rudorff, composer   

Jan 21   On this day in history 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.   

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 in the year 1840.   

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   In the year 1840 death of Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician (b. 1798)   

Mar 28   In the year 1840 simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier, Swiss mathematician, dies at 89   

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

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