Historical Events In 1838

Oct 19   Henry Fagel, baron/court clerk of States-General/diplomat, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Oct 22   In the year 1838 carl Fuchs, composer  

Oct 25   On this day in history georges Alexandre-Cesar-Leopold Bizet, France, composer (Carmen)  

Oct 25   The birth of Georges Bizet, French composer in the year 1838.  

Oct 27   Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be exterminated on this day in history.  

Nov 03   The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce in the year 1838.  

Nov 05   In the year 1838 honduras declares independence of Central American Federation  

Nov 06   In the year 1838 john Grant Mitchell, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1894  

Nov 08   In the year 1838 victor Hugo's "Ruy Blas," premieres in Paris  

Nov 11   Emma Wedgwood accepts Charles Darwins marriage proposal in the year 1838.  

Nov 13   On this day in history joseph F Smith, 6th pres of Mormon church  

Nov 14   In the year 1838 august Senoa, Croatian author (Zlatarevo zlato)  

Nov 22   Jose Augusto da Ferreira Veiga, Viscount d' Arneiro, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 24   On this day in history karl Ludwig Hellwig, composer, dies at 65  

Nov 29   In the year 1838 aeneas Mackay, Baron/Dutch minister of interior/Colonies  

Nov 30   In the year 1838 mexico declares war on France  

Dec 01   On this day in history van Diemen's Land gets its first library to boost morale.  

Dec 03   Cleveland Abbe, US, meteorologist (Father of Weather Bureau) in the year 1838.  

Dec 04   In the year 1838 melesio Morales, composer  

Dec 11   Emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG) on this day in history.  

Dec 12   In the year 1838 sherburne W Burnham, US, astronomer (binary stars)  

Dec 13   On this day in history marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer  

Dec 16   On this day in history boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa  

Dec 16   In the year 1838 the Boers defeat the Zulus in South Africa.  

Dec 17   Berthold Tours, composer in the year 1838.  

Dec 31   Emile Loubet, premier/president of France (1892, 1899-1906) in the year 1838.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of william Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

Jan 04   Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer  

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)  

Feb 06   Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet) was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 06   On this day in history birth of yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933)  

Feb 12   In the year 1838 birth of charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898  

Jan 13   Ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS] in the year 1838.  

Jan 20   On this day in history pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64  

Jan 23   In the year 1838 arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67  

Jan 28   In the year 1838 aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS]  

Jan 30   In the year 1838 osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail  

Feb 01   On this day in history abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71  

Feb 05   Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.