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In the year 1840
228 Notable birthdays
Abigail May Alcott Nieriker
American artist (1840-1879).
Born July 26th, 1840 in Concord. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1879 at 39 years old in Paris (maternal death). [ref]
John Philip Holland
Irish-american marine engineer (1841–1914).
Born February 29th, 1840 in Liscannor. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1914 at 74 years old in Newark (disease).
William, Prince of Orange
Dutch and luxembourger royal heir (1840–1879).
Born September 4th, 1840 in The Hague, Logement van Amsterdam.
Died June 11th, 1879 at 38 years old in Paris (typhus).
August Bebel
German social democrat politician (1840–1913).
Born February 22nd, 1840 in Deutz. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1913 at 73 years old in Passugg (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Clay Allison
Texas cattle rancher and gunfighter (1840-1887).
Born September 2nd, 1840 in Tennessee.
Died July 3rd, 1887 at 46 years old in Pecos (horse fall).
Edward Whymper
British mountaineer.
Born April 27th, 1840 in London.
Died September 16th, 1911 at 71 years old in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
Shibusawa Eiichi
Japanese industrialist known as the "father of japanese capitalism" (1840-1931).
Born March 16th, 1840 in Hanzawa district.
Died November 11th, 1931 at 91 years old in Nishigahara.
Ernst Abbe
German physicist (1840-1905).
Born January 23rd, 1840 in Eisenach. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1905 at 64 years old in Jena. [ref]
Marie Bracquemond
French painter (1840–1916).
Born December 1st, 1840 in Landunvez.
Died January 17th, 1916 at 75 years old in Sèvres.
Yixuan, Prince Chun
Qing dynasty prince.
Born October 16th, 1840 in Beijing.
Died January 1st, 1891 at 50 years old in Beijing (disease).
Jacob H. Smith
United states army general in the philippine–american war.
Born January 29th, 1840 in Ohio.
Died March 1st, 1918 at 78 years old in San Diego.
Emin Paşa
German physician, traveller and turkish-egyptian colonial governor (1840-1892).
Born March 28th, 1840 in Opole.
Died October 23rd, 1892 at 52 years old in Congo Free State.
George Smith
English assyriologist (1840–1876).
Born March 26th, 1840 in Chelsea.
Died August 19th, 1876 at 36 years old in Aleppo (dysentery).
Simeon Solomon
British artist (1840 – 1905).
Born October 9th, 1840 in City of London.
Died August 14th, 1905 at 64 years old in Westminster.
Nâmık Kemâl
Ottoman writer (1840-1888).
Born December 21st, 1840 in Tekirdağ.
Died December 2nd, 1888 at 47 years old in Chios.
Charles Warren
British army officer, archaeologist, and photographer (1840-1927).
Born February 7th, 1840 in Bangor.
Died January 21st, 1927 at 86 years old in Somerset.
Giovanni Verga
Italian writer (1840-1922).
Born September 2nd, 1840 in Catania.
Died January 27th, 1922 at 81 years old in Catania (stroke).
Charles Booth
British social researcher and philanthropist (1840-1916).
Born March 30th, 1840 in Liverpool.
Died November 23rd, 1916 at 76 years old in Leicester.
Henry Huttleston Rogers
American businessman (1840–1909).
Born January 29th, 1840 in Mattapoisett.
Died May 19th, 1909 at 69 years old in Manhattan (stroke).
Sisowath of Cambodia
King of cambodia from 1904 to 1927.
Born September 7th, 1840 in Battambang.
Died August 9th, 1927 at 86 years old in Phnom Penh.
Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres
Union army soldier (1840–1910).
Born November 9th, 1840 in Paris.
Died December 5th, 1910 at 70 years old in Saint-Firmin.
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
British poet and writer (1840–1922).
Born August 17th, 1840 in Petworth. [ref]
Died September 10th, 1922 at 82 years old in Sussex. [ref]
Fanny Stevenson
American author, wife of robert louis stevenson (1840-1914).
Born March 10th, 1840 in Indianapolis.
Died February 18th, 1914 at 73 years old in Santa Barbara.
Hans Makart
Austrian painter (1840–1884).
Born May 29th, 1840 in Salzburg.
Died October 3rd, 1884 at 44 years old in Vienna (neurosyphilis, syphilis).
Franklin Leonard Pope
American engineer (1840-1895).
Born December 2nd, 1840 in Massachusetts.
Died October 13th, 1895 at 54 years old in Massachusetts.
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