1840
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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 |
[change] Events
- The Great Natchez Tornado: A massive tornado hits Natchez, Mississippi. Before it was over, 317 people had died and 209 were injured.
[change] 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
[change] Deaths
- May 27 - Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer