What happened in 1840?

Battle of Mazagran

Wars & Conflicts · Mazagran

Battle in February 1840

Battle of Acre

Wars & Conflicts · Acre

1840 battle between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire

Capture of Chusan

Wars & Conflicts · Zhoushan Island

1840 battle between China and Britain

Battle of the Valerik River

Wars & Conflicts · Valerik River

1840 battle fought at this river

Battle of Plum Creek

Wars & Conflicts · Lockhart

1840 battle

Battle of the Barrier

Wars & Conflicts · Portuguese Macau

1840 battle

Council House Fight

Wars & Conflicts · San Antonio

1840 battle of the Texas–Indian wars

Battle of Ammal

Wars & Conflicts

1840 battle

Battle of Sidon

Wars & Conflicts · Sidon

1840 battle

Battle of Quebracho Herrado

Wars & Conflicts · Quebracho Herrado

1840 battle of the Argentine Civil Wars

Siege of Lazarevsky

Wars & Conflicts · Lazarev's Fort

1840 siege during the Russo-Circassian War

Siege of Velyaminovsky

Wars & Conflicts · Veliaminov's Fort

1840 siege

Battle of Malolo

Wars & Conflicts · Malolo

1840 battle

Great Raid of 1840

Wars & Conflicts · Victoria

Largest raid mounted by Native Americans on white cities, now the US

Convention of London

Politics & Government

1840 treaty leading to the Oriental Crisis

Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers died

People · Bremen

German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)

Constantine Samuel Rafinesque died

People · Philadelphia

French naturalist (1783-1840)

Siméon Denis Poisson died

People · Sceaux

French mathematician, mechanician and physicist (1781–1840)

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach died

People · Göttingen

German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1752 – 1840)

Emma Roberts died

People · Pune

English travel writer and poet (1791-1840)

Thomas Manning died

People · Bath

British Sinologist

Sveinn Pálsson died

People · Vík í Mýrdal

Icelandic physician and naturalist

Jacques-Gérard Milbert died

People · Paris

French naturalist and artist (1766-1840)

John Campbell died

People · London

Scottish missionary and traveller

Joseph Johann Littrow died

People · Vienna

Austrian astronomer (1781-1840)

Simon L'Huilier died

People · Geneva

Swiss mathematician (1750-1840)

John Abbot died

People · Bulloch County

British born, American entomologist, ornithologist and scientific illustrator (1751-1840)

John Cockerill died

People · Warsaw

British businessman (1790-1840)

Pierre Jean Robiquet died

People · Paris

French chemist (1780-1840)

Joseph Jacotot died

People · Paris

French teacher and educational philosopher (1770-1840)

Franz Anton von Gerstner died

People · Philadelphia

Austro-bohemian surveyor and railway engineer

Wilhelm Gotthelf Lohrmann died

People · Dresden

German astronomer (1796-1840)

Domenico Viviani died

People · Genoa

Italian botanist (1772-1840)

Thomas Drummond died

People · Dublin

British engineer (1797-1840)

Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus Krayenhoff died

People · Nijmegen

Dutch physicist (1759-1840)

Zerah Colburn died

People · Norwich

American mental calculator (1804–1840)

Robert Seppings died

People · Taunton

Surveyor of the Royal Navy; British naval architect

Étienne Bobillier died

People · Châlons-en-Champagne

French mathematician (1798-1840)

Kunitomo Ikkansai died

People · Nagahama

Gunsmith

Lorenz Chrysanth von Vest died

People · Graz

Austrian physician and botanist (1776-1840)

Friedrich Adolf Struve died

People · Berlin

German pharmacist (1781-1840)

Wada Nei died

People · Edo

Japanese mathematician

Jean-Baptiste Pérès died

People · Agen

French physicist

Johann Gottfried Moritz died

People · Berlin

German musical instrument builder and inventor

François Budan de Boislaurent died

People · Paris

French mathematician

William H. Keating died

People · London

American geologist (1799–1840)

Ferdinánd Pálffy died

People · Vienna

Austrian theatre manager

Yu Zhengxie died

People · Nanjing

Chinese philosopher

Franz Xaver Heller died

People · Berlin

German botanist (1778-1840)

William Hazledine died

People · Shrewsbury

British civil engineer

Augustin Honnorez died

People · Mons

Banker, contractor, engineer

Thomas Simpson died

People · Turtle River

Scottish arctic explorer (1808–1840)

James Strange died

People · Scotland

Politician

Duall died

People · Mittagong

Indigenous Australian outlaw and explorer

Samuel Stephens died

People · Mount Osmond

Australian colonial administrator

Sophie Albrecht died

People · Hamburg

German writer (1757-1840)

Lecatte-Folleville died

People · Brussels metropolitan area

French actor (1765-1840)

Chourmouzios the Archivist died

People · Heybeliada

Music teacher

Jean-Baptiste-Sauveur Gavaudan died

People · Paris

French lyric singer

Nikolai Lavrov died

People · Moscow

Russian singer (1805–1840)

Karl Blumauer died

People · Brno

Austrian theatre actor

James Warde died

People · London

English actor

Émile Zola born

People · rue Saint-Joseph

Born in rue Saint-Joseph. French novelist, journalist, playwright, and poet (1840–1902).

Thomas Hardy born

People · Dorchester

Born in Dorchester. English novelist and poet (1840–1928).

Alphonse Daudet born

People · Nîmes

Born in Nîmes. French novelist, playwright, and poet (1840–1897).

August Bebel born

People · Deutz

Born in Deutz. German social democrat politician (1840–1913).

Giovanni Verga born

People · Catania

Born in Catania. Italian writer (1840-1922).

Nâmık Kemâl born

People · Tekirdağ

Born in Tekirdağ. Ottoman writer (1840-1888).

Richard von Krafft-Ebing born

People · Mannheim

Born in Mannheim. Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, and nobleman (1840–1902).

Alfred Thayer Maan born

People · West Point

Born in West Point. United States Navy admiral and historian (1840–1914).

Akaki Tsereteli born

People · Skhvitori

Born in Skhvitori. Georgian writer (1840-1915).

Titu Maiorescu born

People · Craiova

Born in Craiova. Romanian literary critic, writer and politician (1840-1917).

William Graham Sumner born

People · Paterson

Born in Paterson. American sociologist (1840–1910).

Manuel de Arriaga born

People · Horta

Born in Horta. Portuguese president (1840-1917).

Victorino de la Plaza born

People · Payogasta

Born in Payogasta. President of Argentina (1840–1919).

Arsène Arnaud Claretie born

People · Limoges

Born in Limoges. French writer, theatre administrator (1840-1913).

John Addington Symonds born

People · Bristol

Born in Bristol. British poet, literary critic and cultural historian (1840–1893).

Charles Warren born

People · Bangor

Born in Bangor. British army officer, archaeologist, and photographer (1840-1927).

Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. Union Army soldier (1840–1910).

Sebastian Moran born

People · London

Born in London. Fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories.

Sava Grujić born

People · Kolari

Born in Kolari. Serbian general, politician, military strategist and Prime Minister (1840-1913).

Frederick William III of Prussia died

People · Berlin

Died in Berlin. King of Prussia from 1797 to 1840.

Emperor Kōkaku died

People · Kyoto

Died in Kyoto. Emperor of Japan from 1780 to 1817.

Sisowath of Cambodia born

People · Battambang

Born in Battambang. King of Cambodia from 1904 to 1927.

Kharak Singh died

People · Lahore

Died in Lahore. 2nd ruler of the Sikh Empire.

Paul Meyer born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French philologist (1840–1917).

Anton Hubert Fischer born

People · Jülich

Born in Jülich. Catholic cardinal (1840-1912).

Nau Nihal Singh died

People · Lahore

Died in Lahore. Sikh emperor.

Toffa born

People · Porto-Novo

Born in Porto-Novo. King of Hogbonu.

Mwezi IV Gisabo of Burundi born

People · Mugera

Born in Mugera. King of Burundi.

Technical University of Leoben

Science & Technology

Austrian university of technology

Sukhumi botanical garden

Science & Technology

Saint Mary's University

Science & Technology

University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Bridgewater State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Belarusian State Agricultural Academy

Science & Technology · Horki

Higher educational institution in Horki, Belarus

Durham University Observatory

Science & Technology

Building in Durham, England, UK

Lapinlahti hospital

Science & Technology · Lapinlahti

Former hospital in Helsinki, Finland

Kazan military hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Russia

Brooksby House, 18 Greenock Road, Largs

Science & Technology · Largs

Country house and later convalescent home in Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Chittagong General Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Bangladesh

Botanical Garden of the Belarusian State Agriculture Academy

Science & Technology

Leeds Zoological and Botanical Gardens

Science & Technology · Headingley

Former zoopark in England

National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics

Science & Technology

Research institute in Helwan, Egypt

Derby Arboretum

Science & Technology · Derby

Arboretum in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK

Victory Park

Science & Technology

Park-monument of landscape art in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine

Zugdidi Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Zugdidi, Georgia; cultural heritage monument

McKean Island

Exploration & Discovery

Island

Cuerdale Hoard

Exploration & Discovery

Lancashire Viking silver hoard

Raimondi Stela

Exploration & Discovery · National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru

Pre-Columbian stele

Débarquement Rock

Exploration & Discovery

Island in Dumoulin Islands, Antarctica

Magura

Exploration & Discovery

Meteorite

Lydia

Exploration & Discovery

Wrecked whaling ship

1840 Fiji expedition

Exploration & Discovery · Fiji

1840 research expedition

Fort Durham

Exploration & Discovery

archaeological site near Taku Harbor, Alaska

Tuo Koto Nan Ampek Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim

Religion & Belief Systems

One of the oldest Jewish congregations in the US

Synagogue in Veselí nad Moravou

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagoge Maastricht

Religion & Belief Systems · Statenkwartier

Building in Maastricht, Netherlands

Synagogue in Augustów

Religion & Belief Systems

Great Jewish Temple, Siret

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagoge

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle

Religion & Belief Systems · Dupont Circle

Catholic cathedral in Washington, D.C.

Saint Catherine cathedral in Tsarskoye Selo

Religion & Belief Systems

Ascension Cathedral, Oleksandrivsk

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Oleksandrivsk, Ukraine

New Jewish cemetery in Ternopil

Religion & Belief Systems

Jewish cemetery in Ukraine

St. John the Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Manhattan, United States of America

Church of Agios Georgios (Saint George) - Old Fortress

Religion & Belief Systems · Old Fortress of Corfu

Church within the old fortress of Corfu, Greece

Finkin Street Methodist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Grantham, United Kingdom

temple protestant de Cognac

Religion & Belief Systems

Meeting house located in Charente, in France

Reformed Helferei Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Innertkirchen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

St. Hilarius

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Bollschweil, Freiburg Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany

Saint Andrew Bobola church in Skierkowizna

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Skierkowizna, Poland

Wat Yang (Bang Chak)

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand

Martin Luther Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Söhlde, Germany

Bildstock Sindersfelder Straße

Religion & Belief Systems · Anzefahr

Centro Cultural San Ildefonso

Religion & Belief Systems · Toledo

Grave of Tencé

Religion & Belief Systems · Père-Lachaise Cemetery - Division 49

Sepulchral chapel located in Paris, in France

Lutheran church in Vecumnieki

Religion & Belief Systems

Latvian cultural monument No. 8591

Grave of Adam

Religion & Belief Systems · Père-Lachaise Cemetery - Division 9

Sepulchral chapel located in Père-Lachaise Cemetery - Division 9, in Paris, in France

Church of the Ascension, Episcopal

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Manhattan, United States of America

Christian Meeting House

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Boone County, United States of America

First Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Mount Carmel Congregational Church and Parish House

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Connecticut, United States of America

Pennsylvania Run Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Kentucky, United States of America

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Massachusetts, United States of America

Dutch Reformed Church of Gansevoort

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Methodist Episcopal Church of West Martinsburg

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Northwood Congregational Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Hampshire, United States of America

Jonesboro Union Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Maine, United States of America

Spring Valley Christian Church Site

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Jersey, United States of America

Chapelle des Augustines du Saint-Cœur de Marie

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel located in Paris, France

Sacred Heart church in Mysłakowice

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Mysłakowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Kříž u Poliz

Religion & Belief Systems

Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta (Terre di Pedemonte)

Religion & Belief Systems · Tegna

Church building in Tegna in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Louisiana, United States of America

Church of the Dormition in Babice

Religion & Belief Systems

Szczebrzeszyn, Poland

Saint George Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Sapareva Banya, Bulgaria

Lange Straße 17

Religion & Belief Systems · Panitzsch

Cunard Line

Economy & Trade · Southampton

British cruise line

Orbea

Economy & Trade · Mallabia

Bicycle producer

Zwack

Economy & Trade · Budapest

Hungarian Liqueur

Kajima Corporation

Economy & Trade · Akasaka

Japanese construction company

Pošta Srbije

Economy & Trade · Belgrade

Serbian post office company

Volksbank

Economy & Trade · Vienna

Austrian bank

Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre Iași

Economy & Trade

Theatre in Iași, Romania

William Denny and Brothers

Economy & Trade · Dumbarton

Scottish shipbuilding company

Bank of Bombay

Economy & Trade · Mumbai

Indian bank founded by British East India Company

Bewley's

Economy & Trade · Dublin

Irish hot beverage company

William Doxford & Sons

Economy & Trade · Sunderland

British shipbuilding company and maker of marine diesel engines

La Maison Simons

Economy & Trade · Quebec City

Department store chain

Thomas Wilson Sons & Co.

Economy & Trade · Kingston upon Hull

British shipping company

Augustine Heard and Company

Economy & Trade · British Hong Kong

Major nineteenth-century American trading firm in Qing China

Reckitt and Sons

Economy & Trade · Kingston upon Hull

Former household products manufacturer of England

Seca GmbH

Economy & Trade · Hamburg

German company

Angels Costumes

Economy & Trade · London

Supplier of costumes in England

PD Ports

Economy & Trade · Middlesbrough

UK headquartered port

Viagens Abreu

Economy & Trade · Porto

Portuguese travel agency

Elliott Brothers

Economy & Trade · Southampton

Builders' merchant, Southampton, U.K

Head Wrightson

Economy & Trade · Thornaby-on-Tees

Engineering company in North Yorkshire, England

M. A. Hanna Company

Economy & Trade · Cleveland

Iron ore processing company

Baltimore Steam Packet Company

Economy & Trade · Baltimore

Company

William Cook Group

Economy & Trade · South Yorkshire

The UK's largest manufacturer of steel castings

WaldrichSiegen

Economy & Trade · Burbach

German manufacturer of heavy duty machine tools

Hunt Edmunds

Economy & Trade · Banbury

Historical brewery

Raleigh and Gaston Railroad

Economy & Trade · North Carolina

Railway in North Carolina

Jackson and Woodin Manufacturing Company

Economy & Trade · Berwick

Rolling stock manufacturer

Lackawanna Steel Company

Economy & Trade · Scranton

Defunct American steel manufacturer

Emery Oleochemicals

Economy & Trade · Kuala Selangor

Malaysian oleochemical company

Stewart Spiers

Economy & Trade · Ayr

Scottish plane-maker

Fighting Hills massacre

Disasters & Pandemics

Massacre in Victoria, Australia

Khaplu Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Historical fort and palace, now hotel in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Wilhelm Palais

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Stuttgart-Mitte, Stuttgart Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany

Hunting palace of the Habsburgs in Cieszyn

Architecture & Engineering

Classicist residential building in Cieszyn, Poland

Tolga Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tolga, Innlandet, Norway

St Matthew's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in the parish of Saint Lawrence, Jersey

Utvik Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Stryn, Vestland, Norway

Beržėnai Manor

Architecture & Engineering

Residential manor in Beržėnai, Lithuania

San Michele a Rovezzano

Architecture & Engineering · Rovezzano

Building in Italy

Wooden church, Donja Orovica

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Opština Ljubovija, Serbia

St Mary on the Quay

Architecture & Engineering

Church in the United Kingdom

Holy Trinity Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England, UK

Elphinstone Bridge, Chennai

Architecture & Engineering

Built in 19th century, the Elphinstone Bridge enabled crucial access across the Adyar River & spurred southern Madras’ growth. Though closed in 1973 after a new bridge was built, the historic structure still stands near Thiru Vi Ka Bridge.

St. Ann's Church Complex

Architecture & Engineering

Organization in Bronx, New York, United States

Holy Trinity Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Yeaveley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK

Holy Trinity Church, Wray

Architecture & Engineering

Church in United Kingdom

St. James on-the-Lines

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Ontario, Canada

St. Mary's on the Flats

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Ohio, United States

Church of All Souls, Manchester

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Manchester, UK

St Catherine's Church, Over Alderley

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK

Chapra Christ Church

Architecture & Engineering · Chapra

Church in Nadia district

St George's Church, Stalybridge

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, UK

St James' Church, Briercliffe

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Briercliffe, Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK

Church of St Catherine

Architecture & Engineering · Hoarwithy

Grade I listed church in Hoarwithy, Herefordshire, England, UK

Lasch-Tayaba Church of Birth of the Virgin Mary

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Chuvashia, Russia

St John's Church, Dukinfield

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Dukinfield, Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, UK

All Saints Church, Haugham

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Haugham, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Follen Church Society-Unitarian Universalist

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering · Springtown

Church building in New Jersey, United States of America

Manderley Castle

Architecture & Engineering

Castle in Ireland

Patarei Sea Fortress

Architecture & Engineering · Kalamaja

Sea fortress in Tallinn, Estonia

Castle Saunderson

Architecture & Engineering · Belturbet

Castle ruins in County Cavan, Ireland

Scott Monument

Architecture & Engineering · Edinburgh

Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott

Chapel of Saint Louis of Carthage

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tunisia

fontaine de Diane

Architecture & Engineering · Carré Ledoyen

Fountain in Paris, France

fontaine de la Grille du Coq

Architecture & Engineering · Carré des Ambassadeurs

Fountain in Paris, France

fontaine des Ambassadeurs

Architecture & Engineering · Carré des Ambassadeurs

Fountain in Paris, France

fontaine Charlemagne

Architecture & Engineering

Fountain in Paris, France

fontaine du Cirque

Architecture & Engineering

Fountain in Paris, France

Kharnang Monastery

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist monastery in Banma county, Golog, Qinghai, China

Konstantin Battery

Architecture & Engineering

Konstantin battery in Sevastopol

Lutheran church St. Nicholas in Minsk

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Minsk, Belarus

Stone Bridge (Yekaterinburg)

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Russia

International Boundary Marker

Architecture & Engineering

boundary marker on the Louisiana/Texas border

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

former church in Newport, Maryland, USA

Bracken Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Kentucky, United States of America

First Parish Church

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States

Chalk Bluff

Architecture & Engineering

battlefield in Arkansas

St. George's Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Bakersfield, United States of America

Barrington United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Illinois, United States of America

Otsdawa Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New York, United States of America

Smith's Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

historic American building in Michigan

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Architecture & Engineering

Türbe in Istanbul, Turkey

Ershawan Battery

Architecture & Engineering

Historic site

Lazarev Barracks

Architecture & Engineering

Historic site in Sevastopol

Sint-Niklaaskerk

Architecture & Engineering · Ottenburg

Church in Ottenburg (Huldenberg), Belgium

Royalty Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Former theatre in London, England (1840-1938)

Jókai Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Békéscsaba, Hungary

Thalia

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Paramaribo, Suriname

Theater Bellevue

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Amsterdam

Ecuador founded

Empires & Countries · Quito

Ecuador was founded, with its capital at Quito.

State of Los Altos dissolved

Empires & Countries · Quetzaltenango

State of Los Altos ceased to exist, having been centered at Quetzaltenango.

Republic of the Río Grande founded

Empires & Countries · Laredo

Republic of the Río Grande was founded, with its capital at Laredo.

Republic of the Río Grande dissolved

Empires & Countries · Laredo

Republic of the Río Grande ceased to exist, having been centered at Laredo.

Boina Kingdom dissolved

Empires & Countries · Mahajanga

Boina Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Mahajanga.

United Tribes of New Zealand dissolved

Empires & Countries · Waitangi

United Tribes of New Zealand ceased to exist, having been centered at Waitangi.

Estado Libre del Istmo founded

Empires & Countries · Panama City

Estado Libre del Istmo was founded, with its capital at Panama City.