Historical Events In 1839

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

Jul 12   Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jul 14   On this day in history edward Sydney Smith, composer  

Jul 15   Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies in the year 1839.  

Jul 16   In the year 1839 philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist  

Jul 17   Friedrich Gernsheim, composer on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism)  

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

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

Aug 15   Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Hubert Platt Main, composer in the year 1839.  

Aug 19   Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris on this day in history.  

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   Hong Kong is taken by British in war with China on this day in history.  

Aug 24   In the year 1839 eduard Napravnik, composer  

Aug 26   The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island on this day in history.  

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

Sep 02   On this day in history henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty)  

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

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

Sep 06   Cherokee Nation forms in the year 1839.  

Sep 06   In the year 1839 great fire in NY  

Sep 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1839 pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66  

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 in the year 1839.  

Sep 19   On this day in history the birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates  

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

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)  

Jan 09   In the year 1839 birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer  

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.  

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

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)  

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   In the year 1839 georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38  

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

Feb 07   Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died in the year 1839.  

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

Mar 04   On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72  

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 in the year 1839.