August 6th, 1840 was a Thursday.
July 23rd, 1840 - August 23rd, 1840
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 896 days, exactly on October 10th, 2026, people who were born on August 6th, 1840 will be 68,000 days old!
British artist (1932-2017)
*August 6th, 1932, Hammersmith †March 9th, 2017, LondonFrench diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955)
*August 6th, 1868, Villeneuve-sur-Fère †February 23rd, 1955, ParisScottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955)
*August 6th, 1881, Lochfield †March 11th, 1955, LondonItalian sport shooter (1938-2017)
*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, FlorenceAmerican artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)
*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York CityBritish musician (1946–2017)
*August 6th, 1946, Bradford †April 15th, 2017, VistaBritish Poet Laureate (1809–1892)
*August 6th, 1809, Somersby †October 6th, 1892, AldworthFrench-Senegalese association football player
*August 6th, 1985, La Seyne-sur-MerAmerican actress (1911–1989)
*August 6th, 1911, Jamestown †April 26th, 1989, Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterAustralian politician and diplomat (1914–2001)
*August 6th, 1914, Angaston †November 27th, 2001, PerthSpanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE)
*August 6th, 1960, ValladolidRussian composer (1840–1893)
*April 25th, 1840, Votkinsk †October 25th, 1893, Malaya Morskaya Street, 13Swedish fashion designer
*June 13th, 1840, Kristianstad †February 20th, 1919, StockholmFrench journalist, playwright and poet (1840–1902)
*April 2nd, 1840, Paris †September 29th, 1902, ParisEnglish novelist and poet (1840–1928)
*June 2nd, 1840, Dorchester †January 11th, 1928, DorchesterFrench sculptor (1840–1917)
*November 12th, 1840, Paris †November 17th, 1917, MeudonGerman linguist (1840-1893)
*March 16th, 1840, Poschwitz †December 11th, 1893, BerlinPrince of Liechtenstein (1840-1929)
*October 5th, 1840, Lednice Castle †February 11th, 1929, Valtice CastleFrench writer, theatre administrator (1840-1913)
*December 3rd, 1840, Limoges †December 23rd, 1913, ParisFounder of the Austrian School of economics
*February 23rd, 1840, Nowy Sącz †February 26th, 1921, ViennaFrench explorer of the Sahara
*February 28th, 1840, Paris †April 25th, 1892, SèvresAmerican-born inventor (1840-1916)
*February 5th, 1840, Sangerville †November 24th, 1916, LondonFixed holidays (Christian holidays and observances) which are celebrated on August 6th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1840 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).