Today in History for August 1840
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Months in 1840: January February March April May June July September October November December
Historical Events
Results 1 - 3 of 3
1st - Labourer slaves in most of the British Empire are emancipated.
18th - Organization of American Society of Dental Surgeons founded (NY)
28th - 9 Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 6 of 6
1st - Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer
13th - Giovanni Verga, Italian writer (Eros)
14th - Baron Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, psychiatrist
17th - Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, England, writer (Irish Land League)
28th - Ira D Sankey, US evangelist/composer/singer (Gospel hymns)
28th - Alexander Cameron Sim, Scottish merchant (d. 1900)
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 4 of 4
18th - Antony CW Staring, Dutch patriot/poet (Jaromir), dies at 73
24th - Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot, composer, dies at 89
25th - K L Immermann, writer, dies at 44
27th - William Kneass, 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40), dies in office
