December 24th, 1840 was a Thursday.
December 22nd, 1840 - January 20th, 1841
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 65 days, exactly on June 2nd, 2024, people who were born on December 24th, 1840 will be 67,000 days old!
English physicist and brewer (1818-1889)
*December 24th, 1818, Salford †October 11th, 1889, SaleDanish astronomer
*December 24th, 1838, Copenhagen †September 26th, 1910, CopenhagenKing of Greece (r. 1863–1913)
*December 24th, 1845, Copenhagen †March 18th, 1913, ThessalonikiPolish actor (1926-2017)
*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, WarsawEmpress of Austria and Queen of Hungary (1837-1898)
*December 24th, 1837, Herzog-Max-Palais †September 10th, 1898, GenevaPolish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)
*December 24th, 1798, Zavosse †November 26th, 1855, IstanbulFrench dramatist and librettist (1791-1861)
*December 24th, 1791, Paris †February 20th, 1861, Paris10th prime minister of India in 1996, 1998 and from 1999–2004
*December 24th, 1924, Gwalior †August 16th, 2018, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New DelhiFrench mathematician (1822-1901)
*December 24th, 1822, Dieuze †January 14th, 1901, ParisRussian 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 feast day, Christmas Eve) which are celebrated on December 24th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | IV = 4 | 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).