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In the year 1840
228 Notable birthdays
Victorino de la Plaza
President of argentina (1840–1919).
Born November 2nd, 1840 in Payogasta.
Died October 2nd, 1919 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires (pneumonia).
Austin Dobson
English poet and essayist (1840–1921).
Born January 18th, 1840 in Plymouth.
Died September 2nd, 1921 at 81 years old in Ealing.
Zakarine
King of luang prabang.
Born July 16th, 1840 in Luang Prabang.
Died March 25th, 1904 at 63 years old in Luang Prabang (intracranial hemorrhage).
Oswald Durand
Haitian politician and poet.
Born September 17th, 1840 in Cap-Haïtien.
Died April 22nd, 1906 at 65 years old in Port-au-Prince.
Heinrich von Angeli
Austrian painter (1840-1925).
Born July 8th, 1840 in Sopron.
Died October 21st, 1925 at 85 years old in Vienna.
Robert Stawell Ball
Irish astronomer (1840–1913).
Born July 1st, 1840 in Dublin. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1913 at 73 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Hermann Goetz
German classical music composer (1840-1876).
Born December 7th, 1840 in Königsberg.
Died December 3rd, 1876 at 35 years old in Hottingen (tuberculosis).
Wilma Neruda
Moravian violinist (1838–1911).
Born March 21st, 1840 in Brno. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1911 at 71 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Illarion Mikhailovich Pryanishnikov
Russian artist (1840-1894).
Died March 24th, 1894 at 53 years old in Moscow.
Blanche d'Antigny
French actress and singer, literary model (1840–1874).
Born May 9th, 1840 in Martizay. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1874 at 34 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (typhoid fever).
Hadzhi Dimitar
Bulgarian revolutionary (1840–1868).
Born May 10th, 1840 in Sliven.
Died August 10th, 1868 at 28 years old
George Wilbur Peck
American politician in wisconsin and newspaper founder (1840-1916).
Born September 28th, 1840 in Henderson.
Died April 16th, 1916 at 75 years old in Milwaukee.
Ma Xiangbo
Chinese educator, founder of several universities (1840-1939).
Born April 17th, 1840 in Danyang.
Died November 4th, 1939 at 99 years old in Tonkin.
Aleksey Apukhtin
Russian poet, writer and critic (1840–1893).
Born November 27th, 1840 in Bolkhov.
Died August 29th, 1893 at 52 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Jules Cotard
French neurologist (1840–1889).
Born June 1st, 1840 in Issoudun.
Died August 19th, 1889 at 49 years old in Vanves (diphtheria).
Louis-Émile Bertin
French engineer (1840–1924).
Born March 23rd, 1840 in Nancy.
Died October 22nd, 1924 at 84 years old in La Glacerie.
Luis Candido Lopez
Argentine artist (1840-1902).
Born August 29th, 1840 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 31st, 1902 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires.
Michael Logue
Catholic cardinal (1840-1924).
Born October 1st, 1840 in Kilmacrenan.
Died November 19th, 1924 at 84 years old in Armagh.
Anton Dohrn
German zoologist (1840-1909).
Born December 29th, 1840 in Szczecin.
Died September 26th, 1909 at 68 years old in Munich.
Henri Didon
French preacher (1840–1900).
Born March 17th, 1840 in Le Touvet.
Died March 13th, 1900 at 59 years old in Toulouse.
Franco Faccio
Italian composer and conductor (1840-1891).
Born March 8th, 1840 in Verona.
Died July 21st, 1891 at 51 years old in Monza.
Adolf Bernhard Meyer
German zoologist and anthropologist (1840–1911).
Born October 11th, 1840 in Hamburg.
Died February 5th, 1911 at 70 years old in Berlin.
Franz Mertens
Polish-austrian mathematician.
Born March 20th, 1840 in Środa Wielkopolska. [ref]
Died March 5th, 1927 at 86 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Otto Wilhelm Thomé
German botanist and botanical artist (1840-1925).
Born March 22nd, 1840 in Cologne.
Died June 26th, 1925 at 85 years old in Cologne.
Wilhelm Heinrich Erb
German neurologist (1840–1921).
Born November 30th, 1840 in Winnweiler.
Died October 29th, 1921 at 80 years old in Heidelberg.
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