Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   In the year 1839 fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61  

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

Jul 14   In the year 1839 edward Sydney Smith, composer  

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   Friedrich Gernsheim, composer in the year 1839.  

Jul 27   Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Aug 15   Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer in the year 1839.  

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 in the year 1839.  

Aug 19   In the year 1839 oskar Brefeld, German botanist  

Aug 23   British capture Hong Kong from China in the year 1839.  

Aug 23   Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1839.  

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

Aug 24   Eduard Napravnik, composer on this day in history.  

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   The First Opium War begins in China in the year 1839.  

Sep 06   In the year 1839 cherokee Nation forms  

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

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

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of emil Bohn, composer  

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   On this day in history birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917  

Feb 01   In the year 1839 birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)  

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   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   Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died in the year 1839.  

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

Mar 13   On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55  

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