Historical Events In 1839

Sep 20   Jose Gaspar de Francia, dictator of Paraguay (1816-39), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Jacob Gottfried Weber, German composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Sep 25   On this day in history karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya)   

Sep 28   Frances E C Willard, NY, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance Union) in the year 1839.   

Oct 02   On this day in history hans Thoma, painter   

Oct 02   On this day in history new Zealand comes under jurisdiction of the Governor of New South Wales   

Oct 10   In the year 1839 british troops under Gen Charles Napier occupy Beirut   

Oct 11   On this day in history leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88   

Oct 18   French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Oct 21   Georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank) on this day in history.   

Oct 30   On this day in history alfred Sisley, French impressionist painter   

Nov 03   1st opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks in the year 1839.   

Nov 03   On this day in history first opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks   

Nov 04   The Newport Rising is the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1839 hayim Rapoport, Rabbi of Ostrowiec/author (Maxim Chayyim), dies   

Nov 07   On this day in history henry Holmes, composer   

Nov 11   On this day in history the Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.   

Nov 13   1st US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY on this day in history.   

Nov 13   The first US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY in the year 1839.   

Nov 17   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di," premieres in Milan in the year 1839.   

Nov 18   In the year 1839 august A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt)   

Nov 25   A cyclone slams India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge, destroying the port city of Coringa (never to be entirely rebuilt again). The storm wave sweeps inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths result from the disaster on this day in history.   

Nov 25   In the year 1839 stanislaw Duniecki, composer   

Nov 27   In the year 1839 american Statistical Association organizes in Boston   

Nov 29   Ludwig Anzengruber, Austrian playwright (Der Schandfleck) on this day in history.   

Dec 03   On this day in history frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71   

Dec 05   On this day in history george Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876   

Dec 05   On this day in history the birth of George Armstrong Custer, Killed at the battle of 'The Little Bighorn'   

Dec 07   On this day in history jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69   

Dec 07   On this day in history redvers H Buller, English general/large landowner: Natal   

Dec 15   Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66 in the year 1839.   

Dec 18   On this day in history 1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in US, John Draper, NYC   

Dec 18   In the year 1839 charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75   

Dec 18   In the year 1839 first celestial photograph (of the moon) made in US, John Draper, New York NY   

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

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1839 birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)   

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

Feb 01   In the year 1839 birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)   

Jan 12   Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1839.   

Feb 01   On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76   

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 in the year 1839.   

Mar 04   Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1839.   

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