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 Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.

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

Jan 28 In the year 1838 aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS]

Jan 30 Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail on this day in history.

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

Feb 05 Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1838.

Feb 22 Friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1838.

Mar 16 Nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64 on this day in history.

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

Mar 24 In the year 1838 thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72

Apr 03 In the year 1838 francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57

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

Apr 11 In the year 1838 death of pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40

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

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

May 17 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French diplomat (b. 1754) died on this day in history.

May 23 John W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75 in the year 1838.

May 28 Thomas Busby, composer, dies on this day in history.

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

Jul 10 On this day in history 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 In the year 1838 frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72

Jul 28 In the year 1838 bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer, dies at 62

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

Aug 21 In the year 1838 a v Chamisso, writer, dies at 57

Sep 01 On this day in history william Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 68

Sep 05 Charles Percier, French architect (b. 1764) died in the year 1838.

Sep 07 Joseph Panny, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1838.

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

Oct 01 In the year 1838 death of charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768)

Oct 03 Black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. 1767) died in the year 1838.

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 in the year 1838.

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

Jan 05 In the year 1838 birth of camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922)

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer

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 Yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.

Feb 12 Charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898 was born on this day in history.