Rulers:
• Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844)
• Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (1837-1841)
• Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901)
Births:
• Abercromby, Julia (1840-1915)
• Bracquemond, Marie (1840-1916)
• Daudet, Alphonse (1840-1897)
• Maître, Edmond (1840-1898)
• Monet, Claude (1840-1926)
• Redon, Odilon (1840-1916)
• Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917)
• Zola, Émile (1840-1902)
Literature:
• Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): Master Humphrey’s Clock (1840-1841)
• Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): Sketches of Young Couples (1840)
• Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1841)
• Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863): Vanity Fair (English)
Music:
• Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869): Symphonie funèbre et triomphale (1840)
• Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848): La Favorite (1840)
• Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848): La Fille du régiment (1840)
• Schumann, Robert (1810-1856): Dichterliebe “A Poet’s Love” (1840)
Architecture:
• Palace of Westminster rebuilt in London, England.
Art:
• Corot, Camille (1796-1875): Florence. Vue prise des jardins Boboli (1835-40)
• Corot, Camille (1796-1875): Monte Pincio, Rome (1840-50)
• Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879): Souvenirs (1840)
• Ingres, J. A. D. (1780-1867): L’Odalisque à l’esclave (1839-40)
• Millet, Jean-François (1814-1875): La bergère assise (1840-50)
• Millet, Jean-François (1814-1875): Leconte de Lisle (c.1840-41)
• Turner, Joseph (1775-1851): Rockets and Blue Lights (1840)
• Turner, Joseph (1775-1851): The morning after the storm (c.1840-45)
• Turner, Joseph (1775-1851): The Storm (1840-45)
• Turner, Joseph (1775-1851): Venice from the Giudecca (1840)