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* [[April 13]]: [[Samuel Ullman]], prominent leader of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]] | * [[April 13]]: [[Samuel Ullman]], prominent leader of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]] | ||
* [[July 22]]: [[Henry F. DeBardeleben]], industrialist and founder of [[Bessemer]] | * [[July 22]]: [[Henry F. DeBardeleben]], industrialist and founder of [[Bessemer]] | ||
=== Deaths === | |||
* [[William Jennings]], Revolutionary War veteran | |||
== Context == | == Context == | ||
Revision as of 14:17, 2 February 2012
1840 was 31 years before the founding of the City of Birmingham and the 21st year of Alabama statehood.
Events
- Jasper was incorporated.
- William Walker, Sr became an independent merchandiser.
Individuals
- Benjamin F. Randall became Shelby County Sheriff.
- John Westbrook settled in Tallapoosa County.
Births
- April 13: Samuel Ullman, prominent leader of the Birmingham Board of Education
- July 22: Henry F. DeBardeleben, industrialist and founder of Bessemer
Deaths
- William Jennings, Revolutionary War veteran
Context
In 1840, the Second Seminole War and First Opium War continued. Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom married Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg-Gotha. Britain issued the Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamp. The Great Natchez Tornado killed 317 and injured 109 in Natchez, Mississippi. New Zealand was declared a British colony. David Livingstone left Britain for Africa.
Notable births in 1840 included composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, writer Thomas Hardy, sculptor Auguste Rodin, and painter Claude Monet. Notable deaths included mathematician and physicist Siméon-Denis Poisson and King Frederick William III of Prussia.
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