1840
1840 was a leap year.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1810s 1820s 1830s – 1840s – 1850s 1860s 1870s |
| Years: | 1837 1838 1839 – 1840 – 1841 1842 1843 |
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
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