Historical Events In 1839

Jan 02   1st photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre).   

Jan 02   inaugural photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre).   

Jan 02   The inaugural ever photographs o   

Jan 02   The inaugural ever photographs of the Moon are taken   

Jan 06   2 day storm off Irish and English coast immortalized as "Big Wind"   

Jan 06   2 day storm off Irish and English coast immortalized as "The Big Wind"   

Jan 09   Daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science.   

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer.   

Jan 09   Thomas Henderson measures inaugural stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)   

Jan 10   Tea from India 1st arrives in UK.   

Jan 10   Tea from India inaugural arrives in UK.   

Jan 11   Earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal-700 die.   

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar   

Jan 12   Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn.   

Jan 12   Anthracite coal inaugural used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA   

Jan 12   Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer   

Jan 19   Aden conquered by British East India Company.   

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer   

Jan 19   Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38.   

Jan 20   In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance.   

Jan 21   Acadia College opens in Wolfville Nova Scotia; now Acadia University   

Jan 24   Charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society   

Jan 25   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

Jan 29   Charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood   

Feb 01   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76.   

Feb 01   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)   

Feb 07   Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president".   

Feb 07   Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901)   

Feb 08   Aroostook, New Brunswick American and Canadian loggers clash in Aroostook lumber war over undefined boundary with Maine.   

Feb 11   Josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist   

Feb 12   Aroostock War: Boundary dispute between Maine and New Brunswick.   

Feb 18   Detroit Boat Club forms ( and still exists).   

Feb 20   Anti-duelling law was passed by US Congress.   

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Jan 04   Carl humann: German engineer    

Jan 09   John knowles paine: Portland maine, composer   

Jan 11   Eugenio maria de hostos: Puerto rico, patriot/scholar   

Jan 14   Emil bohn: Composer   

Jan 19   Bohumil pazdirek: Composer   

Jan 19   Paul cézanne: French painter    

Jan 25   Seldon connor: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1917   

Feb 01   James a herne: [j aherne], us playwright (hearts of oak)   

Jan 12   Joseph a koch: Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator,   

Jan 19   Georg abraham schneider: Composer,   

Feb 01   Giuseppe valadier: Italian architect/archaeologist,   

Feb 07   Karl august nicander: Swedish poet (b. 1799)   

Feb 15   Chevalier de lorimier: Quebec notary (b. 1803)   

Mar 04   Ignace antoine ladurner: Pianist/composer,    

Mar 13   Robert gallenberg: Composer,    

Mar 29   Bernardus jc dibbets: Dutch baron/gen-major (maastricht),