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 in the year 1839.   

Feb 24   Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia in the year 1839.   

Feb 25   In the year 1839 seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to West   

Feb 25   On this day in history seminoles &black allies shipped from Tampa Bay FL, to the West   

Feb 26   Jem Mason on Lottery wins 1st Grand National Steeplechase (Britain) on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 08   James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 16   René F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901) in the year 1839.   

Mar 17   On this day in history josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser)   

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

Mar 21   Modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS] on this day in history.   

Mar 23   1st known use of term OK (Boston) in the year 1839.   

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

Mar 26   On this day in history 1st Henley Royal Regatta   

Mar 26   The first Henley Royal Regatta is held on this day in history.   

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

Mar 31   In the year 1839 nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS)   

Apr 05   Robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC) on this day in history.   

Apr 11   On this day in history john Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59   

Apr 12   In the year 1839 victorin de Joncieres, composer   

Apr 17   On this day in history guatemala forms republic   

Apr 18   Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer on this day in history.   

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

Apr 19   Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy on this day in history.   

Apr 20   On this day in history 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   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 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   In the year 1839 birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)   

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1839 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76   

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