Page 2: Historical Events In 1839

Feb 20   Anti-duelling law was passed by US Congress on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Congress prohibits dueling in District of Columbia on this day in history.   

Feb 24   In the year 1839 steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia   

Feb 25   Seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to West on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Seminoles &black allies shipped from Tampa Bay FL, to the West in the year 1839.   

Feb 26   Jem Mason on Lottery wins 1st Grand National Steeplechase (Britain) in the year 1839.   

Feb 26   In the year 1839 jem Mason on Lottery wins first Grand National Steeplechase (Britain)   

Mar 04   Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 in the year 1839.   

Mar 08   On this day in history james Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis)   

Mar 09   On this day in history felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928   

Mar 09   In the year 1839 prussian government limits work week for children to 51 hours   

Mar 09   Prussian govt limits work week for children to 51 hours in the year 1839.   

Mar 10   In the year 1839 dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer   

Mar 13   Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1839.   

Mar 16   René F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901) on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) in the year 1839.   

Mar 18   Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 in the year 1839.   

Mar 21   In the year 1839 modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS]   

Mar 23   On this day in history 1st known use of term OK (Boston)   

Mar 25   In the year 1839 william Bell Wait, US, educated the blind   

Mar 26   In the year 1839 1st Henley Royal Regatta   

Mar 26   The first Henley Royal Regatta is held in the year 1839.   

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

Mar 31   Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS) in the year 1839.   

Apr 05   Robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC) in the year 1839.   

Apr 11   John Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Apr 12   In the year 1839 victorin de Joncieres, composer   

Apr 17   In the year 1839 guatemala forms republic   

Apr 18   In the year 1839 frantz Jehin-Prume, composer   

Apr 18   Henry Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds) in the year 1839.   

Apr 19   In the year 1839 treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom   

Apr 19   In the year 1839 treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy   

Apr 20   In the year 1839 carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914)   

Apr 20   Giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies on this day in history.   

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 11   In the year 1839 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   On this day in history birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)   

Jan 25   In the year 1839 birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

Feb 01   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1839 death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)   

Feb 15   In the year 1839 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   In the year 1839 bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56