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   In the year 1839 edward Sydney Smith, composer  

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   Friedrich Gernsheim, composer in the year 1839.  

Jul 27   Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England in the year 1839.  

Jul 30   Slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad on this day in history.  

Aug 04   In the year 1839 walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism)  

Aug 08   In the year 1839 beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio.  

Aug 08   On this day in history nelson Appleton Miles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925  

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

Aug 17   Hubert Platt Main, composer on this day in history.  

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

Aug 19   On this day in history oskar Brefeld, German botanist  

Aug 23   In the year 1839 british capture Hong Kong from China  

Aug 23   On this day in history charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57  

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

Aug 24   In the year 1839 eduard Napravnik, composer  

Aug 26   On this day in history the ship Amistad is captured off Long Island.  

Aug 27   Emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881 on this day in history.  

Sep 02   In the year 1839 henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty)  

Sep 02   Salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam in the year 1839.  

Sep 05   The First Opium War begins in China on this day in history.  

Sep 06   Cherokee Nation forms in the year 1839.  

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

Sep 09   John Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph on this day in history.  

Sep 09   On this day in history john Herschel takes the 1st glass plate photograph  

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

Sep 10   On this day in history pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66  

Sep 11   1st Canadian track & field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds) on this day in history.  

Sep 17   In the year 1839 ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies  

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   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.  

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1839 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 in the year 1839.  

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

Jan 25   In the year 1839 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   Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 in the year 1839.  

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   Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15   On this day in history death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)  

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

Mar 13   Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Mar 29   Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56 on this day in history.