Famous Deaths In 1838

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

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 On this day in history arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67

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

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

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

Feb 05 In the year 1838 philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62

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 on this day in history.

Mar 24 On this day in history thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72

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

Apr 06 Jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil (1822-23), dies at 74 on this day in history.

Apr 11 On this day in history death of pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40

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 on this day in history.

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

May 23 On this day in history john W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75

May 28 Thomas Busby, composer, dies in the year 1838.

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 on this day in history.

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

Jul 29 Jonathan Huntington, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1838.

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

Jan 16 In the year 1838 birth of franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)

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 in the year 1838.