December 31st, 1840 was a Thursday.
December 22nd, 1840 - January 20th, 1841
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 72 days, exactly on June 9th, 2024, people who were born on December 31st, 1840 will be 67,000 days old!
French artist (1869–1954)
*December 31st, 1869, Le Cateau-Cambrésis †November 3rd, 1954, NiceItalian painter (1842-1931)
*December 31st, 1842, Ferrara †January 12th, 1931, ParisGerman classical archaeologist and classical philologist (1865-1931)
*December 31st, 1865, Burgholzhausen vor der Höhe †September 21st, 1931, Berlin8th president of France (1838–1929)
*December 31st, 1838, Marsanne †December 20th, 1929, MontélimarAmerican army officer and statesman (1880–1959)
*December 31st, 1880, Uniontown †October 16th, 1959, Washington, D.C.Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter
*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, ViennaCanadian American businesswoman
*December 31st, 1878, Woodbridge †October 18th, 1966, New York CityBreton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
*December 31st, 1491, Saint-Malo †September 1st, 1557, Saint-MaloArgentine businessman
*December 31st, 1842, Buenos Aires †June 17th, 1908, Buenos AiresKhedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 to 1879
*December 31st, 1831, Cairo †March 2nd, 1895, IstanbulNew Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist
*December 31st, 1952, Gisborne †September 6th, 2020, NashvilleFrench politician (1905-1975)
*December 31st, 1905, Flers †October 3rd, 1975, 7th arrondissement of 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, New Year's Eve) which are celebrated on December 31st.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | 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).