Page 4: Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1839.   

Jul 12   On this day in history christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62   

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

Jul 15   Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies in the year 1839.   

Jul 16   Philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist in the year 1839.   

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) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1839.   

Aug 15   In the year 1839 hugh Archibald Clarke, composer   

Aug 17   In the year 1839 hubert Platt Main, composer   

Aug 19   Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris on this day in history.   

Aug 19   In the year 1839 oskar Brefeld, German botanist   

Aug 23   British capture Hong Kong from China on this day in history.   

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

Aug 23   On this day in history hong Kong is taken by British in war with China.   

Aug 24   Eduard Napravnik, composer in the year 1839.   

Aug 26   The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island in the year 1839.   

Aug 27   Emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881 in the year 1839.   

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

Sep 02   Salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

Sep 06   On this day in history cherokee Nation forms   

Sep 06   On this day in history great fire in NY   

Sep 09   In the year 1839 john Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph   

Sep 09   In the year 1839 john Herschel takes the 1st glass plate photograph   

Sep 10   Isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls) in the year 1839.   

Sep 10   On this day in history pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66   

Sep 11   In the year 1839 1st Canadian track & field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds)   

Sep 17   Ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 19   In the year 1839 the birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates   

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

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

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 in the year 1839.   

Feb 15   On this day in history death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)   

Mar 04   In the year 1839 ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72   

Mar 13   In the year 1839 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

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