What Happened In January 1840 In History

Historical Events for January, 1840

• 13th » The steamship 'Steamship Lexington e.g Lexington' burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.
• 19th » Captain Charles Wilkes circumnavigates Antarctica, claiming what became known as Wilkes Land for the United States.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1840

• 3rd » Father Damien, Flemish missionary and priest (d. 1889)
• 10th » Louis-Nazaire Bégin, Canadian cardinal (d. 1925)
• 22nd » Ernest Roland Wilberforce, English bishop (d. 1907)
• 23rd » Ernst Abbe, German physicist (d. 1905)

Famous Deaths for January 1840

• 6th » Fanny Burney, English author (b. 1752)
• 22nd » Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (b. 1752)
• 22nd » Vincent Pallotti, Italian missionary and saint (b. 1795)

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