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| Years: 1837 1838 1839 - 1840 - 1841 1842 1843 | |
| Decades: 1810s 1820s 1830s - 1840s - 1850s 1860s 1870s | |
| CenturiesMillennia These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. The individual century pages contain lists of decades and years. See history for different organizations of historical events. See Calendar and List of calendars for other groupings of y: 18th century17th century 18th century 19th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701- 1800; however, historians will sometimes specifically refer to the 18th Century as 1715- 89, - 19th centuryAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended - 20th century19th century 20th century 21st century more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901- 2000 in the sense of the Gre 1840 in art 1840 in literatureSee also 1839 in literature, other events of 1840, 1841 in literature, list of years in literature. Events New Books Colomba Prosper Merimee Democracy in America (vol. 2) Alexis de Tocqueville A Hero of Our Time Mikhail Lermontov The Hour and the Man Harr 1840 in scienceSee also Other events of 1840 List of years in science. 1839 in science 1840 in science 1841 in science. The year 1840 in science and technology Astronomy John William Draper invents astronomical photography and photographs the Moon Exploration Adelie lan 1840 in musicSee also 1839 in music, other events of 1840, 1841 in music and the list of 'years in music'. Events February 11 Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Regiment premieres in Paris Robert Schumann's "year of song", in which he writes the two Liederkreis Fra 1840 in sports List of state leaders in 1840 List of religious leaders in 1840 | |
1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar).