Celebrity Deaths in 1840

4 notable figures died in 1840. Listed below in order of date of death.

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  Fanny Burney

  1752 – 1840 · Authors and Writers Jan 1
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  Carl Ludvig Engel

  1778 – 1840 · Artists and Architects May 5
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  Caspar David Friedrich

  1774 – 1840 · Artists and Architects May 5
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  Niccolò Paganini

  1782 – 1840 · Celebrities, Musicians and Composers May 27