Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1839.  

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

Jul 14   Edward Sydney Smith, composer in the year 1839.  

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

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

Jul 17   In the year 1839 friedrich Gernsheim, composer  

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   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   Hubert Platt Main, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 19   On this day in history details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris  

Aug 19   In the year 1839 oskar Brefeld, German botanist  

Aug 23   On this day in history 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 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   In the year 1839 henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty)  

Sep 02   In the year 1839 salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam  

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   Great fire in NY in the year 1839.  

Sep 09   John Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph in the year 1839.  

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

Sep 10   In the year 1839 isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls)  

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

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

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   In the year 1839 1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem)  

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.  

Jan 09   In the year 1839 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   Emil Bohn, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer  

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   On this day in history birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)  

Jan 12   On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70  

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

Feb 01   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 07   Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 04   In the year 1839 ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72  

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.