Today in History for December 1840
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Months in 1840: January February March April May June July August September October November
Historical Events
Results 1 - 3 of 3
2nd - Gaetano Donizetti's opera "La Favorita," premieres in Paris
2nd - Opera "Die Favoritin" is produced (Paris)
2nd - William H Harrison elected president of US
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 5 of 5
4th - Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)
7th - Hermann Goetz, composer
11th - Kemal Bey, Turkey, poet/author (Fatherland-1872)
17th - Christian Frederik Emil Horneman, composer
21st - Mehmed N Kemal, Turkish journalist (Vatan)
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 1 of 1
11th - Emperor Kokaku of Japan (b. 1771)
