1840
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1810s 1820s 1830s – 1840s – 1850s 1860s 1870s |
| Years: | 1837 1838 1839 – 1840 – 1841 1842 1843 |
1840 Media
February 10: Queen Victoria of Britain marries Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
January 13: Steamship Lexington sinks.
The frigate Belle-Poule brings back the remains of Napoleon to France.
Ernst Abbe (* 23. Januar 1840; † 14. Januar 1905), deutscher Astronom
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Self-portrait of Émile Zola.
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1840 (MDCCCXL) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1840th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 840th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1840s decade. As of the start of 1840, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- The Great Natchez Tornado: A massive tornado hits Natchez, Mississippi. Before it was over, 317 people had died and 209 were injured.
Births
- January 3– Father Damien, priest
- January 18 – Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1920)
- May 7 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer
- Kuroda Kiyotaka, Prime Minister of Japan
Deaths
- May 27 – Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer