Famous Deaths Happened 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 In the year 1838 pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64  

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 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 Friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 24 Thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1838.  

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

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

Apr 11 Pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40 died in the year 1838.  

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

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 in the year 1838.  

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 François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (b. 1774) died in the year 1838.  

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 On this day in history frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72  

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

Jul 29 Jonathan Huntington, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 01 In the year 1838 william Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 68  

Sep 05 In the year 1838 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 in the year 1838.  

Oct 01 Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768) died in the year 1838.  

Oct 03 Black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. 1767) died on this day in history.  

Oct 04 Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 06 On this day in history birth of henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)  

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.