Historical Events In 1839

Jan 02   1st photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre) in the year 1839.   

Jan 02   In the year 1839 first photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre)   

Jan 02   On this day in history the first ever photographs o   

Jan 02   The first ever photographs of the Moon are taken on this day in history.   

Jan 06   2 day storm off Irish & English coast immortalized as "Big Wind" on this day in history.   

Jan 06   2 day storm off Irish &English coast immortalized as "The Big Wind" in the year 1839.   

Jan 09   Daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science in the year 1839.   

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)   

Jan 10   Tea from India 1st arrives in UK in the year 1839.   

Jan 10   In the year 1839 tea from India first arrives in UK   

Jan 11   Earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal-700 die in the year 1839.   

Jan 11   In the year 1839 eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar   

Jan 12   In the year 1839 anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn   

Jan 12   On this day in history anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA   

Jan 12   On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer in the year 1839.   

Jan 19   On this day in history aden conquered by British East India Company   

Jan 19   In the year 1839 bohumil Pazdirek, composer   

Jan 19   On this day in history georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38   

Jan 19   On this day in history the birth of Paul Cézanne, French painter   

Jan 20   In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1839 acadia College opens in Wolfville Nova Scotia; now Acadia University.   

Jan 24   In the year 1839 charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society   

Jan 25   On this day in history seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

Jan 29   In the year 1839 charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood   

Feb 01   On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76   

Feb 01   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) in the year 1839.   

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

Feb 07   Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901) in the year 1839.   

Feb 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1839.   

Feb 12   In the year 1839 aroostock War: Boundary dispute between Maine & New Brunswick   

Feb 18   On this day in history detroit Boat Club forms (& still exists)   

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Jan 04   In the year 1839 birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)   

Jan 09   In the year 1839 birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1839 birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)   

Jan 25   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born in the year 1839.   

Feb 01   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 12   In the year 1839 joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

Jan 19   On this day in history georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38   

Feb 01   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 in the year 1839.   

Feb 07   Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died in the year 1839.   

Mar 04   On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72   

Mar 13   In the year 1839 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

Mar 29   In the year 1839 bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56