Page 2: Historical Events In 1839

Feb 20   In the year 1839 anti-duelling law was passed by US Congress   

Feb 20   In the year 1839 congress prohibits dueling in District of Columbia   

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

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

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

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) on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 09   Felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928 in the year 1839.   

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

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

Mar 10   Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer on this day in history.   

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   Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 25   William Bell Wait, US, educated the blind on this day in history.   

Mar 26   1st Henley Royal Regatta in the year 1839.   

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

Mar 29   On this day in history 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   In the year 1839 robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)   

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

Apr 12   Victorin de Joncieres, composer in the year 1839.   

Apr 17   In the year 1839 guatemala forms republic   

Apr 18   Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer in the year 1839.   

Apr 18   On this day in history henry Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds)   

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

Apr 20   Giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies in the year 1839.   

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)   

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

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

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of emil Bohn, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

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