Historical Events In 1839

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

Jan 02   On this day in history first photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre)   

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

Jan 02   The first ever photographs of the Moon are taken in the year 1839.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   Thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1839 earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal-700 die   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn   

Jan 12   In the year 1839 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   Aden conquered by British East India Company in the year 1839.   

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer in the year 1839.   

Jan 19   In the year 1839 georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38   

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

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

Jan 21   On this day in history acadia College opens in Wolfville Nova Scotia; now Acadia University.   

Jan 24   Charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society in the year 1839.   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history aroostock War: Boundary dispute between Maine & New Brunswick   

Feb 18   Detroit Boat Club forms (& still exists) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 14   In the year 1839 birth of emil Bohn, composer   

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born in the year 1839.   

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

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

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

Jan 12   Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 in the year 1839.   

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

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

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

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.