Famous Deaths Happened In 1838

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

Jan 16 Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS] on this day in history.  

Jan 20 On this day in history pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64  

Jan 23 In the year 1838 arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67  

Jan 28 In the year 1838 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 On this day in history philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62  

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 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 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 in the year 1838.  

Apr 17 J Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71 in the year 1838.  

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

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

Jun 25 François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (b. 1774) died on this day in history.  

Jul 10 Willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43 in the year 1838.  

Jul 17 On this day in history john Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82  

Jul 19 In the year 1838 frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72  

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

Jul 29 On this day in history jonathan Huntington, composer, dies at 66  

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

Sep 01 William Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Sep 05 Charles Percier, French architect (b. 1764) died on this day in history.  

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

Oct 03 On this day in history death of black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. 1767)  

Oct 04 In the year 1838 eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79  

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Jan 01 William Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born in the year 1838.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922)  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 06 Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet) was born in the year 1838.  

Feb 06 In the year 1838 birth of yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933)  

Feb 12 Charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898 was born in the year 1838.