Famous Deaths Happened In 1838

Jan 13 Ferdinand reis: Composer,  

Jan 16 Aleksandr i polezjajev: Russian poet (sasjka),  

Jan 20 Pierre-louis hus-desforges: Composer,  

Jan 23 Arnold a buyskes: Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director,  

Jan 28 Aleksandr i polezjajev: Russian poet (sasjka),  

Jan 30 Osceola: Chief of seminole indians,  

Feb 01 Abraham de veer: Dutch gov-gen of suriname (1822-28),  

Feb 05 Philippe libon: Composer,  

Feb 22 Friedrich johann eck: Composer,  

Mar 16 Nathaniel bowditch: Astronomer/navigation expert,  

Mar 22 Hendrik fagel: Dutch/english baron,  

Mar 24 Thomas attwood: Composer,  

Apr 03 Francesco antommarchi: Napoleon's physician on st helena,  

Apr 06 Jose b de andrada e silva: Premier of brazil (1822-23),  

Apr 11 Pieter l uys: South african pioneer (great pull), murdered at 40  

Apr 17 J schopenhauer: Writer,  

Apr 23 John w janssens: Gov-gen of cape colony/dutch-in  

May 17 Charles maurice de talleyrand: French diplomat (b. 1754)  

May 23 John w janssens: Gov-gen (cape colony),  

May 28 Thomas busby: Composer,  

Jun 25 François nicolas benoît: Baron haxo, french general (b. 1774)  

Jul 10 Willem earl van hogendorp: Dutch colonial governor,  

Jul 17 John whites: Hydraulic engineer,  

Jul 19 Frederic nicolas duvernoy: Composer,  

Jul 28 Bernhard henrik crusell: Composer,  

Jul 29 Jonathan huntington: Composer,  

Aug 21 A v chamisso: Writer,  

Sep 01 William clark: 2nd lt of lewis & clark expedition,  

Sep 05 Charles percier: French architect (b. 1764)  

Sep 07 Joseph panny: Composer,  

Sep 08 Pietro rovelli: Composer,  

Oct 01 Charles tennant: Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768)  

Oct 03 Black hawk (chief): Leader of the sauk native american tribe (b. 1767)  

Oct 04 Eleanore sophia maria westenholz: Composer,  

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Jan 01 William hugh young: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1901  

Jan 04 Charles stratton: [general tom thumb] (famous short person)  

Jan 05 Camille jordan: French mathematician  

Jan 06 Max bruch: Koln (cologne), germany, composer  

Jan 16 Franz brentano: German philosopher and psychologist  

Feb 06 Henry irving: [john h brodribb], engld, knighted 1895/actor (hamlet)  

Feb 06 Yisrael meir kagan: Chofetz chayim  

Feb 12 Charles carroll walcott: Bvt mjr gen (union volunteers), died in 1898