Famous Deaths In 1838

Jan 13 On this day in history ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53

Jan 16 In the year 1838 aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS]

Jan 20 In the year 1838 pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64

Jan 23 Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67 in the year 1838.

Jan 28 Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS] in the year 1838.

Jan 30 Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail in the year 1838.

Feb 01 On this day in history abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71

Feb 05 Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.

Feb 22 Friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.

Mar 16 On this day in history nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64

Mar 22 In the year 1838 hendrik Fagel, Dutch/English baron, dies at 73

Mar 24 Thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1838.

Apr 03 Francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57 on this day in history.

Apr 06 In the year 1838 jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil (1822-23), dies at 74

Apr 11 Pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40 died in the year 1838.

Apr 17 On this day in history j Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71

Apr 23 In the year 1838 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75

May 17 On this day in history death of charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French diplomat (b. 1754)

May 23 John W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75 on this day in history.

May 28 In the year 1838 thomas Busby, composer, dies

Jun 25 On this day in history death of françois Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (b. 1774)

Jul 10 Willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43 on this day in history.

Jul 17 In the year 1838 john Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82

Jul 19 Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.

Jul 28 Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1838.

Jul 29 In the year 1838 jonathan Huntington, composer, dies at 66

Aug 21 On this day in history a v Chamisso, writer, dies at 57

Sep 01 In the year 1838 william Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 68

Sep 05 In the year 1838 death of charles Percier, French architect (b. 1764)

Sep 07 In the year 1838 joseph Panny, composer, dies at 43

Sep 08 Pietro Rovelli, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1838.

Oct 01 Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768) died on this day in history.

Oct 03 Black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. 1767) died on this day in history.

Oct 04 On this day in history eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79

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Jan 01 In the year 1838 birth of william Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901

Jan 04 Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person) was born on this day in history.

Jan 05 Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922) was born in the year 1838.

Jan 06 Max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer was born in the year 1838.

Jan 16 Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917) was born in the year 1838.

Feb 06 In the year 1838 birth of henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)

Feb 06 On this day in history birth of yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933)

Feb 12 On this day in history birth of charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898