Page 4: Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   In the year 1839 fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61   

Jul 12   Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1839.   

Jul 14   Edward Sydney Smith, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 15   Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 16   On this day in history philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist   

Jul 17   Friedrich Gernsheim, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England on this day in history.   

Jul 30   In the year 1839 slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad   

Aug 04   Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism) in the year 1839.   

Aug 08   Beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio in the year 1839.   

Aug 08   Nelson Appleton Miles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925 on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1839 hubert Platt Main, composer   

Aug 19   On this day in history details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris   

Aug 19   Oskar Brefeld, German botanist on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1839 british capture Hong Kong from China   

Aug 23   Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1839.   

Aug 23   Hong Kong is taken by British in war with China in the year 1839.   

Aug 24   Eduard Napravnik, composer in the year 1839.   

Aug 26   The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881 on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1839 henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty)   

Sep 02   In the year 1839 salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam   

Sep 05   In the year 1839 the First Opium War begins in China.   

Sep 06   In the year 1839 cherokee Nation forms   

Sep 06   In the year 1839 great fire in NY   

Sep 09   John Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph on this day in history.   

Sep 09   John Herschel takes the 1st glass plate photograph on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls) on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Sep 11   1st Canadian track & field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds) on this day in history.   

Sep 17   On this day in history ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies   

Sep 19   On this day in history the birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates   

Sep 20   In the year 1839 1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem)   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next Page »

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

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

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   Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1839 joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

Jan 19   Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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