Famous People Who Died In 1840
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1840. This list includes people like Caspar David Friedrich, Frances Burney, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Niccolo Paganini, Anne Lister and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include astronomers, novelists, presidents and composers who died in 1840. This list includes people from England, Germany, France and many more countries.
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Niccolo Paganini(Italian Violinist and Composer Best Known for His Work '24 Caprices for Solo Violin Op. 1')
Birthdate: October 27, 1782
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Genoa
Died: May 27
Birthdate: April 3, 1791
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Died: September 22
Birthdate: September 5, 1774
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Greifswald, Germany
Died: May 7
4
Beau Brummell
(Society figure)
Birthdate: June 7, 1778
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 30
5
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
(German Physician & Naturalist Considered to be a Main Founder of 'Zoology' and 'Anthropology' as Comparative, Scientific Disciplines)
Birthdate: May 11, 1752
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Gotha, Germany
Died: January 22
6
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
(Princess)
Birthdate: May 22, 1770
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Buckingham House, London, England
Died: January 10
7
Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom
(Princess)
Birthdate: November 8, 1768
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Buckingham House, London, England
Died: September 22
8
James Prinsep
(Antiquarian)
Birthdate: August 20, 1799
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: County of Essex, England
Died: April 22
9
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
(Polymath)
Birthdate: October 22, 1783
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Galata, İstanbul, Turkey
Died: September 18
10
Siméon Denis Poisson
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: June 21, 1781
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pithiviers, France
Died: April 25
11
Lucien Bonaparte
(Statesman)
Birthdate: May 21, 1775
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ajaccio, France
Died: June 29
12
Jean-Étienne-Dominique Esquirol
(Psychiatrist)
Birthdate: February 3, 1772
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Toulouse, France
Died: December 12
13
Dingane kaSenzangakhona
(King)
Birthdate: 1795 AD
Birthplace: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Died: 1840 AD
Birthdate: June 13, 1752
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: King’s Lynn, England
Died: January 6
15
Maria Beatrice of Savoy
(Aristocrat)
Birthdate: December 6, 1792
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia
Died: September 15
16
Pierre Dupont de l'Etang
(French General)
Birthdate: July 4, 1765
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chabanais, France
Died: March 9
Birthdate: January 6, 1766
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Yaguarón
Died: September 20
18
Jacques MacDonald
(Military leader)
Birthdate: November 17, 1765
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: France
Died: September 25
19
John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
(Governor)
Birthdate: April 12, 1792
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: St George Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
Died: July 28
20
William Garrow
(Judge, Politician, Barrister, Lawyer)
Birthdate: April 13, 1760
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: United Kingdom
Died: September 24
21
John Cockerill
(Industrialist)
Birthdate: August 3, 1790
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Haslingden, Lancashire Lancs, England
Died: June 9
22
Frederick William III of Prussia
(King of Prussia (1797 - 1840))
Birthdate: August 3, 1770
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Potsdam, Germany
Died: June 7
23
Louis de Bonald
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: October 2, 1754
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Millau, France
Died: November 23
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Juan Severino Mallari
(Serial killer, Catholic priest)
Birthplace: Philippines
Died: 1840 AD
Birthdate: June 18, 1783
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pha Lan Gon, Myanmar, Burma
Died: May 12
26
Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers
Birthdate: October 11, 1758
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Germany
Died: March 2
27
Karl Ferdinand von Gräfe
(Surgeon)
Birthdate: March 8, 1787
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: July 4
28
Ratu Udre Udre
(Being the)
Birthplace: Fiji
Died: 1840 AD
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Mary Boyle, Countess of Cork and Orrery
(Countess of Orrery)
Birthdate: May 21, 1746
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 30
30
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
(Belgian Painter Known for His Watercolours of Roses, Lilies and Other Flowers at the 'Château de Malmaison')
Birthdate: July 10, 1759
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Hubert, Belgium
Died: June 19
31
Alexander Macdonell
(Bishop)
Birthdate: July 17, 1762
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Scotland
Died: January 14
32
John Blackwell
(Welsh Poet)
Birthdate: 1797 AD
Birthplace: Mold, Wales
Died: May 19
33
Hannah Webster Foster
(Novelist)
Birthdate: September 10, 1758
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Salisbury, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 17
34
Francisco de Paula Santander
(President of Colombia)
Birthdate: April 2, 1792
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rosario, Viceroyalty of New Granada, Colombia
Died: March 6
35
Louis-Charles Mahe de La Bourdonnais
(Chess player)
Birthdate: 1795 AD
Birthplace: Réunion
Died: November 30
Birthdate: March 4, 1770
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dijon, France
Died: July 30
37
John Jeffreys Pratt, 1st Marquess Camden
(Politician)
Birthdate: February 11, 1759
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: near Chislehurst, England
Died: October 8
38
Carl Ludvig Engel
(Former Architect whose most noted work can be found in Helsinki)
Birthdate: July 3, 1778
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: May 14
39
Karl Otfried Müller
(German Professor and Scholar)
Birthdate: August 28, 1797
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Brzeg, Poland
Died: August 1
Birthdate: September 6, 1796
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Romrod, Germany
Died: January 13
41
Sophie Dawes, baroness de Feuchères
(English adventuress)
Birthdate: 1795 AD
Birthplace: St. Helens, England
Died: December 15
42
Herman Wedel Jarlsberg
(Statesman)
Birthdate: September 21, 1779
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montpellier, France
Died: August 27
43
Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3rd Baron Holland
(Politician)
Birthdate: November 21, 1773
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Winterslow, England
Died: October 22
44
Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin
(Missionary)
Birthdate: December 22, 1770
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: May 6
45
Lord William Russell
(Member of Parliament)
Birthdate: August 20, 1767
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: United Kingdom
Died: May 5
46
Pierre-Claude-François Daunou
(French statesman)
Birthdate: August 18, 1761
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Boulogne, France
Died: June 20
47
Ana Gallum
(Senegalese Women)
Birthdate: 1755 AD
Birthplace: Senegal
Died: 1840 AD
48
Nachman Krochmal
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: February 17, 1785
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Brody, Ukraine
Died: July 31
49
Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut
(Jurist)
Birthdate: January 4, 1772
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hamelin, Germany
Died: March 20
50
Karl Leberecht Immermann
(Dramatist)
Birthdate: April 24, 1796
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Magdeburg, Germany
Died: August 25