Year 1840 in History - Important Historical Events of the year 1840

The year 1840 has a special significance of its own in India and world history. Let us know some such important events of the year 1840 such as: born famous people, death of famous people, war treaty, independence of a country, invention of new technology, change of power, important national and international day etc., knowing which your general Knowledge will increase.

Event__Date	Incident/Event
01 May	The world's first postage stamp was issued in Great Britain, with a portrait of Queen Victoria of Britain printed on it. The postage stamp was printed on a small square paper in black and was priced at a penny.
06 May	Penny Black released the first stamp in Britain.
20 June	Samuel Morse patented the Telegraph.
07 October	Willem II became King of the Netherlands.
16 December	19 years after his death, the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was cremated.
29 February	Irish-American scientist John Philip Holland was born. Who are considered to be the father of modern submarines. In 1898, he built the first underwater American vessel called Holland.
10 January	The Uniform Penny Post was launched in the United Kingdom.
10 February	Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom married cousin Prince Albert to Saxe-Coburg and Goth.
01 March	Adolphe Thiers became Prime Minister of France.
15 April	King's College Hospital opened in London.
21 May	New Zealand was declared a British colony.
20 June	Samuel Morse patented the Telegraph.
23 July	Provinces of Canada made by act of association.
28 August	Nine Jewish prisoners released from Damascus prison.
16 September	Hand-drawn works and papers relating to the Joseph Strud Derby Arboretum), which became England's first public park.
07 October	Willem II became King of the Netherlands.
04 November	In the US presidential election, William Henry Harrison defeated Martin von Buren.
02 December	William Henry Harrison was sworn in as the 9th President of the United States.
21 January	The French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville discovered AdélieLand, Antarctica.
10 February	Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha married Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom at the Chapel Royal, becoming prince-consort.
01 May	The United Kingdom released Penny Black, which was earlier an official adhesive postage stamp.
20 June	Samuel Morse received a patent for the telegraph. Samuel Finalely Brace Morse was an American painter and inventor. Morse contributed to the invention of the European wire-based single-wire telegraph system. He was the co-developer of the Morse Code, and helped develop the commercial use of telegraphy.

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