What Happened In June 1840 In History

Historical Events for June, 1840

• 20th » Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph.

Famous Birthdays on June in 1840

• 2nd » Thomas Hardy, English author and poet (d. 1928)
• 7th » Carlota of Mexico (d. 1927)
• 10th » Theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (d. 1920)
• 14th » William F. Nast, American businessman (d. 1893)
• 16th » Ernst Otto Schlick, German engineer (d. 1913)

Famous Deaths for June 1840

• 6th » Marcellin Champagnat, French priest and saint, founded the Marist Brothers (b. 1789)
• 7th » Frederick William III of Prussia (b. 1770)
• 20th » Pierre Claude François Daunou, French historian and politician (b. 1761)
• 29th » Lucien Bonaparte, French prince (b. 1775)

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