Page 4: Historical Events In 1838

Jul 17   John Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82 in the year 1838.   

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

Jul 19   On this day in history joel Asaph Allen, US zoologist (Rule of Allen)   

Jul 23   Edouard [Judas] Colonne, composer/violinist in the year 1838.   

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

Jul 29   In the year 1838 jonathan Huntington, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 30   In the year 1838 eugen Richter, German parliament member (Liberal)   

Aug 01   Emancipation of British slaves on Bahamas on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Joseph Barnby, conductor/academic principal in the year 1838.   

Aug 18   In the year 1838 1st US marine expedition   

Aug 18   In the year 1838 first US marine expedition   

Aug 21   On this day in history a v Chamisso, writer, dies at 57   

Aug 23   Mt Holyoke Female Seminary (South Hadley, Mass) 1st graduating class in the year 1838.   

Aug 23   On this day in history mt Holyoke Female Seminary (South Hadley, Mass) first graduating class   

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

Sep 02   On this day in history liliuokalani, [Lydia Paki], last queen of Hawaii (1891-93)   

Sep 03   Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery disguised as a sailor on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Central Museum opens in Utrecht Netherlands in the year 1838.   

Sep 07   On this day in history joseph Panny, composer, dies at 43   

Sep 08   On this day in history pietro Rovelli, composer, dies at 45   

Sep 10   In the year 1838 hector Berlioz' opera "Benvenuto Cellini," premieres in Paris   

Sep 11   John Ireland, Irish/US archbishop of St Paul in the year 1838.   

Sep 14   John Pelham, Major (Confederate Army), died in 1863 in the year 1838.   

Sep 16   James J Hill, Canada, RR entrepreneur (Great Northern Railroad) on this day in history.   

Sep 18   On this day in history anti-Corn Law League established by Richard Cobden   

Sep 18   Anton Mauve, painter/graphic artist/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh in the year 1838.   

Sep 19   On this day in history ephraim Morris patents railroad brake   

Sep 23   Victoria Chaflin Woodhull, Ohio US, feminist/reformer in the year 1838.   

Sep 24   In the year 1838 anti-Corn-Law League forms to repeal English Corn Law   

Sep 27   Antony E J Modderman, Dutch minister of Justice (1879-83) in the year 1838.   

Sep 29   Henry Hobson Richardson, St James LA, Romanesque revival architect on this day in history.   

Oct 01   Civil Code enforced (- Jan 1, 1992) on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1838.   

Oct 08   John Milton Hay, politician (Union), died in 1905 in the year 1838.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of william Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1838 birth of henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history birth of charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898   

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   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   Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail in the year 1838.   

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

Feb 05   Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1838.