Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   On this day in history fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61   

Jul 12   In the year 1839 christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62   

Jul 14   Edward Sydney Smith, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 15   In the year 1839 winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies   

Jul 16   Philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist on this day in history.   

Jul 17   On this day in history friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

Jul 27   Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England on this day in history.   

Jul 30   In the year 1839 slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad   

Aug 04   Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism) in the year 1839.   

Aug 08   On this day in history beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio.   

Aug 08   Nelson Appleton Miles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925 in the year 1839.   

Aug 15   On this day in history hugh Archibald Clarke, composer   

Aug 17   On this day in history hubert Platt Main, composer   

Aug 19   In the year 1839 details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris   

Aug 19   Oskar Brefeld, German botanist on this day in history.   

Aug 23   British capture Hong Kong from China on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Hong Kong is taken by British in war with China in the year 1839.   

Aug 24   On this day in history eduard Napravnik, composer   

Aug 26   The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island in the year 1839.   

Aug 27   Emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881 in the year 1839.   

Sep 02   Henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   On this day in history salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam   

Sep 05   On this day in history the First Opium War begins in China.   

Sep 06   On this day in history cherokee Nation forms   

Sep 06   Great fire in NY on this day in history.   

Sep 09   In the year 1839 john Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph   

Sep 09   In the year 1839 john Herschel takes the 1st glass plate photograph   

Sep 10   On this day in history isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls)   

Sep 10   Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 in the year 1839.   

Sep 11   1st Canadian track & field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds) in the year 1839.   

Sep 17   Ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 19   The birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates on this day in history.   

Sep 20   1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem) on this day in history.   

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Jan 04   In the year 1839 birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar   

Jan 14   In the year 1839 birth of emil Bohn, composer   

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

Feb 01   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 12   In the year 1839 joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

Jan 19   Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 in the year 1839.   

Feb 07   On this day in history death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)   

Feb 15   Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 in the year 1839.   

Mar 13   In the year 1839 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

Mar 29   In the year 1839 bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56