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In the year 1840
228 Notable birthdays
Marie de Castellane
French princess (1840–1915).
Born February 19th, 1840 in Paris, 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 10th, 1915 at 75 years old in Otyń.
Wilhelm Junker
Russian explorer (1840–1892).
Born April 6th, 1840 in Moscow.
Died February 13th, 1892 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ernst Rudorff
German composer (1840–1916).
Born January 18th, 1840 in Berlin.
Died December 31st, 1916 at 76 years old in Berlin.
Henri Duveyrier
French explorer of the sahara (1840–1892).
Born February 28th, 1840 in Paris.
Died April 25th, 1892 at 52 years old in Sèvres.
Hermann Schapira
Russian mathematician (1840-1898).
Born August 4th, 1840 in Eržvilkas.
Died May 9th, 1898 at 57 years old in Cologne (pneumonia).
Franz Xaver Haberl
German priest and musicologist (1840–1910).
Born April 12th, 1840 in Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg, Oberellenbach (Mallersdorf-Pfaffenberg).
Died September 5th, 1910 at 70 years old in Regensburg.
George Ernest Shelley
English geologist and ornithologist (1840–1910).
Born May 15th, 1840 in Brighton.
Died November 29th, 1910 at 70 years old in London.
Eliza Pollock
American archer (1840–1919).
Born October 24th, 1840 in Hamilton.
Died May 25th, 1919 at 78 years old in Wyoming.
Simeon Eben Baldwin
American judge (1840–1927).
Born February 5th, 1840 in New Haven.
Died January 30th, 1927 at 86 years old in New Haven.
Emilia, Lady Dilke
British author, art historian, feminist and trade unionist.
Born September 2nd, 1840 in Ilfracombe. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1904 at 64 years old in Ilfracombe. [ref]
Heinrich Ehrhardt
German inventor and entrepreneur (1840-1928).
Born November 17th, 1840 in Zella-Mehlis.
Died November 20th, 1928 at 88 years old in Zella-Mehlis.
João Zeferino da Costa
Brazilian painter, teacher and decorator (1840-1915).
Born August 25th, 1840 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died August 24th, 1915 at 74 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Pavel Brullov
Russian artist (1840-1914).
Born September 10th, 1840 in Pavlovsk.
Died December 29th, 1914 at 74 years old in Pavlovsk.
Vsevolod Krestovsky
Russian writer (1840-1895).
Born February 23rd, 1840 in Mala Berezianka.
Died January 30th, 1895 at 54 years old in Warsaw.
Viktor Knorre
Astronomer (1840-1919).
Born October 4th, 1840 in Mykolaiv.
Died August 25th, 1919 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Arthur Fitger
German painter, art critic, playwright and poet (1840-1909).
Born October 4th, 1840 in Delmenhorst.
Died June 28th, 1909 at 68 years old in Bremen.
Anton Christian Bang
Norwegian bishop, writer and politician (1840-1913).
Born September 18th, 1840 in Dønna Municipality.
Died December 29th, 1913 at 73 years old in Christiania.
Matilde Bajer
Danish women's rights activist and pacifist.
Born January 4th, 1840 in Næstved.
Died March 4th, 1934 at 94 years old in Copenhagen.
George Henry Horn
U.s. entomologist (1840-1897).
Born April 7th, 1840 in Philadelphia.
Died November 24th, 1897 at 57 years old in Beesley's Point.
Luigi Bodio
Italian mathematician (1840-1920).
Born October 12th, 1840 in Milan.
Died November 2nd, 1920 at 80 years old in Rome.
Gustaaf Schlegel
Dutch dutch sinologist and field ornithologist (1840-1903).
Born September 30th, 1840 in Oegstgeest.
Died October 15th, 1903 at 63 years old in Leiden.
Anton Hubert Fischer
Catholic cardinal (1840-1912).
Born May 30th, 1840 in Jülich.
Died July 30th, 1912 at 72 years old in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler.
Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier
American archaeologist (1840-1914).
Born August 6th, 1840 in Bern. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1914 at 73 years old in Seville. [ref]
Rudolf Baumbach
German poet (1840-1905).
Born September 28th, 1840 in Kranichfeld. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1905 at 64 years old in Meiningen. [ref]
Paul Viollet
French historian (1840–1914).
Born October 24th, 1840 in Tours.
Died November 22nd, 1914 at 74 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
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