Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 15   On this day in history winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies  

Jul 16   On this day in history philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist  

Jul 17   Friedrich Gernsheim, composer in the year 1839.  

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

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   Beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 17   On this day in history hubert Platt Main, composer  

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

Aug 19   Oskar Brefeld, German botanist in the year 1839.  

Aug 23   British capture Hong Kong from China on this day in history.  

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   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   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   On this day in history great fire in NY  

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

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

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

Sep 10   In the year 1839 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   On this day in history ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies  

Sep 19   The birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates in the year 1839.  

Sep 20   1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem) in the year 1839.  

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1839 birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer  

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

Jan 25   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born in the year 1839.  

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 in the year 1839.  

Feb 01   In the year 1839 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76  

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