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In the year 1840
7 Notable deaths
Empress Xiaoquancheng
Qing dynasty empress (1808–1840).
Born March 24th, 1808 in Suzhou.
Died February 13th, 1840 at 31 years old in Forbidden City.
Zerah Colburn
American mental calculator (1804–1840).
Born September 1st, 1804 in Cabot.
Died March 2nd, 1840 at 35 years old in Norwich.
Jean-Gabriel Perboyre
French vincentian missionary, martyr and saint (1802-1840).
Born January 6th, 1802 in Montgesty.
Died September 16th, 1840 at 38 years old in Wuchang District.
Franz Meyen
German botanist, physician and naturalist (1804-1840).
Born June 28th, 1804 in Sovetsk.
Died September 2nd, 1840 at 36 years old in Berlin.
Nikolai Stankevich
Russian poet and philosopher (1813–1840).
Born October 9th, 1813 in Ostrogozhsk.
Died July 7th, 1840 at 26 years old in Novi Ligure (tuberculosis).
Paul Rudolf von Bilguer
German chess player (1815-1840).
Born September 21st, 1815 in Ludwigslust.
Died September 16th, 1840 at 24 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Julius Hermann Schultes
Austrian botanist (1804-1840).
Born February 4th, 1804 in Vienna.
Died September 1st, 1840 at 36 years old in Munich (typhus).
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn