Died in 1840

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Died in 1840

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Beau Brummell Socialite 7-Jun-1778 30-Mar-1840 Dandy, 19th c. arbiter of fashion

Fanny Burney Novelist 13-Jun-1752 6-Jan-1840 Camilla

Isaac Chauncey Military 20-Feb-1772 27-Feb-1840 US Naval commander, War of 1812

Henry Richard Vassall Fox Politician 21-Nov-1773 22-Oct-1840 3rd Baron Holland

Caspar David Friedrich Painter 5-Sep-1774 7-May-1840 German Romantic painter

Wilhelm Olbers Astronomer 11-Oct-1758 2-Mar-1840 Studied asteroids, comets

Niccolo Paganini Violinist 27-Oct-1782 27-May-1840 Italian violinist and composer

Siméon-Denis Poisson Mathematician 21-Jun-1781 25-Apr-1840 Poisson distribution

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