Famous Deaths Happened 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 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] on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1838.  

Mar 22 On this day in history hendrik Fagel, Dutch/English baron, dies at 73  

Mar 24 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40  

Apr 17 On this day in history 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 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French diplomat (b. 1754) died in the year 1838.  

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

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

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

Jul 19 Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1838.  

Jul 28 On this day in history 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 in the year 1838.  

Sep 01 William Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 68 in the year 1838.  

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 In the year 1838 birth of william Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

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 Max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer was born in the year 1838.  

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 in the year 1838.  

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 on this day in history.