Famous Deaths In 1838

Jan 13 Ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1838.

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

Jan 20 In the year 1838 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 On this day in history aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS]

Jan 30 On this day in history osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail

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

Feb 05 On this day in history philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62

Feb 22 On this day in history friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70

Mar 16 Nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64 in the year 1838.

Mar 22 Hendrik Fagel, Dutch/English baron, dies at 73 on this day in history.

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

Apr 03 On this day in history 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 Pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40 died on this day in history.

Apr 17 In the year 1838 j Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71

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

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

Jul 10 On this day in history willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43

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

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

Sep 08 In the year 1838 pietro Rovelli, composer, dies at 45

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

Jan 06 Max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)

Feb 06 Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet) was born on this day in history.

Feb 06 On this day in history 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.