Historical Events In 1839

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

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

Jan 02   The first ever photographs o on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1839 the first ever photographs of the Moon are taken   

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

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

Jan 09   In the year 1839 daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1839 thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)   

Jan 10   Tea from India 1st arrives in UK on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn in the year 1839.   

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

Jan 12   Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer in the year 1839.   

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

Jan 19   The birth of Paul Cézanne, French painter in the year 1839.   

Jan 20   In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance in the year 1839.   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood   

Feb 01   In the year 1839 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76   

Feb 01   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 07   In the year 1839 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   On this day in history josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist   

Feb 12   Aroostock War: Boundary dispute between Maine & New Brunswick on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 25   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1839 birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)   

Jan 12   Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1839.   

Feb 01   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died in the year 1839.   

Feb 15   On this day in history death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)   

Mar 04   Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

Mar 29   Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56 on this day in history.