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   Edward Sydney Smith, composer in the year 1839.  

Jul 15   Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 16   Philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist in the year 1839.  

Jul 17   On this day in history friedrich Gernsheim, composer  

Jul 27   In the year 1839 chartist riots break out in Birmingham England  

Jul 30   On this day in history slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad  

Aug 04   Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism) on this day in history.  

Aug 08   On this day in history 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   Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 17   In the year 1839 hubert Platt Main, composer  

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

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   Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 24   On this day in history eduard Napravnik, composer  

Aug 26   In the year 1839 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   On this day in history henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty)  

Sep 02   On this day in history salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam  

Sep 05   In the year 1839 the First Opium War begins in China.  

Sep 06   Cherokee Nation forms on this day in history.  

Sep 06   On this day in history great fire in NY  

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

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

Sep 10   Isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls) on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1839.  

Sep 17   Ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies in the year 1839.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1839.  

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   In the year 1839 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   On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76  

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 in the year 1839.  

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