Famous Deaths In 1838

Jan 13 Ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.

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

Jan 20 On this day in history 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 On this day in history aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS]

Jan 30 In the year 1838 osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail

Feb 01 In the year 1838 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 On this day in history friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70

Mar 16 In the year 1838 nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64

Mar 22 Hendrik Fagel, Dutch/English baron, dies at 73 in the year 1838.

Mar 24 Thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.

Apr 03 Francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57 in the year 1838.

Apr 06 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Apr 17 J Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.

Apr 23 John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75 on this day in history.

May 17 In the year 1838 death of charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French diplomat (b. 1754)

May 23 In the year 1838 john W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75

May 28 On this day in history thomas Busby, composer, dies

Jun 25 In the year 1838 death of françois Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (b. 1774)

Jul 10 In the year 1838 willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43

Jul 17 John Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82 on this day in history.

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

Jul 28 Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.

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

Aug 21 A v Chamisso, writer, dies at 57 on this day in history.

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

Sep 05 On this day in history death of charles Percier, French architect (b. 1764)

Sep 07 Joseph Panny, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.

Sep 08 Pietro Rovelli, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.

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

Oct 03 In the year 1838 death of black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. 1767)

Oct 04 Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1838.

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Jan 01 William Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person) was born in the year 1838.

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

Jan 06 In the year 1838 birth of max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer

Jan 16 Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.

Feb 06 On this day in history birth of henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)

Feb 06 Yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933) was born in the year 1838.

Feb 12 In the year 1838 birth of charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898